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Patient Education Library

Welcome to Greater Chesapeake Hand Specialists Patient Education Library.

Below, please find our comprehensive list of resources and educational materials designed to help teach you about any condition you may face or treatment you may undergo. To view the conditions, hover your mouse over the appropriate body part and click. Choose the body part and then Click on the condition name on the right to see the condition's video or read more about the condition.

! If you have any questions or concerns regarding your condition or treatment, please feel free to contact our friendly professional staff at (410) 296-6232.

Please keep in mind that this information is for educational purposes only. This information should not be used in place of an individual consultation, examination, or the medical advice of your orthopedic doctor. This information should not be relied upon to determine a diagnosis or the course of treatment.

Patient Education Library

Welcome to Greater Chesapeake Hand Specialists Patient Education Library.

! If you have any questions or concerns regarding your condition or treatment, please feel free to contact our friendly professional staff at (410) 296-6232.

Carpal Tunnel Surgery Appears More Effective Than Splinting

This information is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It should not be used in place of an individual consultation or examination or replace the advice of your health care professional and should not be relied upon to determine diagnosis or course of treatment.

The iHealthSpot patient education library was written collaboratively by the iHealthSpot editorial team which includes Senior Medical Author Dr. Mary Car-Blanchard, OTD/OTR/L and the following editorial advisors: Steve Meadows, MD, Ernie F. Soto, DDS, Ronald J. Glatzer, MD, Jonathan Rosenberg, MD, Christopher M. Nolte, MD, David Applebaum, MD, Jonathan M. Tarrash, MD, and Paula Soto, RN/BSN. This content complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information. The library commenced development on September 1, 2005 with the latest update/addition on February 10th, 2011.

A Guide To Arthroscopy

Arthritis

Arthrocentesis - Pain Management

Bennett's Fracture - Fracture of the Base of the Thumb

Bite Injuries - Animal Bites

Bite Injuries - Human Bites

Boutonniere's Deformity - Finger Deformity

Boxer's Fracture - Knuckle Fracture of the Pinky

Carpal Instability - Wrist Ligament Injury

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - CTS

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Endoscopic Release Surgery

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Open Release Surgery

Clavicle Fracture - Broken Collar Bone

Cold Therapy

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)

Congenital Hand Differences

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome - Ulnar Nerve Transposition

deQuervain's Tendonitis - Wrist Tendonitis

Dupuytren's Disease

Electrotherapy - Pain Management

Exercise Therapy - Pain Management

Extensor Tendon Injuries

Flexor Tendon Injuries

Fractures

Ganglion Cysts - Wrist and hand lumps and bumps

Golfer's Elbow- (Medial Epicondylitis)

Hand Dislocations

Hand Nerve Injury and Repair

Hand Therapy

Heat Therapy

Humerus Fracture - Broken Upper Arm

Kienbock's Disease

Mallet Finger Injury - Baseball Finger

Myofascial Release

Neuromuscular Re-education

Occupational Therapy: An Overview

Pain Management - An Overview

Pain Management - Arthrocentesis

Pain Management - Facet Injections

Pediatrics - Bite Injuries, Human Bites

Pediatrics - Congenital Hand Differences

Pediatrics - Fractures

Pediatrics - Little League Syndrome, Pitcher's Elbow

Pediatrics- Bite Injuries, Animal Bites

Phantom Limb Pain

Physical Therapy: An Overview

Pitcher's Elbow - Little League Elbow

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy

Preparing for Surgery

Progressive Strengthening

Progressive Strengthening Exercises

Radial Tunnel Syndrome

Rehabilitation - Hand Therapy

Rehabilitation - Neuromuscular Re-education

Rehabilitation - Progressive Strengthening

Rehabilitation - Shoulder Rehabilitation

Reverse Shoulder Replacement

Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand

Rotator Cuff repair

Scaphoid Fracture

Shoulder Arthroscopy

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome - Shoulder Tendonitis

Shoulder Rehabilitation

Skier's Thumb

Swan Neck Deformity - Finger Deformity

Tendon Transfers

Tendonitis

Tennis Elbow - Lateral Epicondylitis

Thumb CMC Arthroplasty - Thumb Joint Reconstruction

Total Shoulder Replacement

Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Injury - Wrist Sprain

Trigger Finger and Trigger Thumb

Ultrasound Therapy - Pain Management/Rehabilitation

Wrist Fracture - Open Reduction and Internal or External Fixation

X-Rays

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Greater Chesapeake Hand Specialists
1400 Front Avenue, Suite 100
Lutherville, MD 21093

» BALTIMORE, MD
National Hand Specialists at
Union Memorial Hospital
Johnston Professional Building, 2nd Floor
3333 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

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Union Memorial Sports Med at Bel Air
658 Boulton Street, Suite A
Bel Air, MD 21014

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River Hill Professional Center
6100 Day Long Lane, Suite 203
Clarksville, MD 21029

» ELDERSBURG, MD
South Carroll Med Center
1380 Progress Way, Suite 114
Eldersburg, MD 21784

» PASADENA, MD
Regional Rehab at Pasadena
8109 Ritchie Highway
Pasadena, MD 21122

» ST. MICHAELS, MD
Tidewater Physical Therapy Building
1013 South Talbot Street
St. Michaels, MD 21663

» WESTMINSTER, MD
Greater Chesapeake Hand Specialists at Westminster
David Green Building
844 Washington Road, Ste. 102
Westminster, MD 21157