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Painful Signs of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Your hand surgeon in Lutherville, MD, sees many cases of carpal tunnel syndrome, or CTS. Patients often complain of pain, poor hand function, and more. Without treatment, this common hand condition worsens over time. Here are the painful signs of carpal tunnel syndrome and how your hand specialist can help. Signs of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Tips for Avoiding Hand Injuries

Albeit hand injuries aren’t necessarily life-threatening, they can render you incapable of carrying out your day-to-day tasks. They can also take long to heal given the fact that the hand is always mobile. If the injury involves a cut, the wound can open up and put you at risk of complications. Whether at work or

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Reasons Why Shoulder Injuries Are So Common

Among all of the joints in the human body, the shoulder is gifted with the most flexibility and greatest range of motion, allowing for a wide variety of movements, such as flexion, extension, neutral and horizontal abduction, neutral and horizontal adduction, neutral and horizontal internal rotation, among others. Such amazing flexibility and mobility, however, are

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Facts About Shoulder Arthritis

The shoulder is the most flexible and mobile joint in the human body. With such flexibility and mobility, however, also comes a greater susceptibility to conditions and injuries. Arthritis is one of the most common conditions affecting the shoulder. As it does to the other joints in the body, arthritis causes shoulder pain, swelling, stiffness,

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Answers to the Most Common Orthopedic Questions

If you’re experiencing symptoms of a condition or an injury affecting your bones, joints, or soft tissues (your musculoskeletal system) and your primary care physician determines that you need specialized care, they will give you a referral to see an orthopedic doctor. Just like meeting with any other type of medical professional for the first

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How to Deal with the Most Common Hand Injuries

Hand injuries can happen to anyone of any age, and are a common reason millions of people visit their doctors each year. Hand injuries produce symptoms that can be debilitating and take a toll on a person’s productivity. Knowing how to treat a hand injury is key to ensuring it is efficiently and promptly dealt

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Unexpected Risk Factors for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a condition that occurs when the median nerve (one of the major nerves in the hand) gets squeezed or irritated due to the narrowing of the carpal tunnel space. CTS has often been classified as a repetitive stress injury and ascribed to excessive computer use, hammering, and other repetitive movements,

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10 Tips for Shoulder Arthritis Pain

When the cartilage protecting the shoulder joint begins to wear away, it can cause several symptoms to develop, one of which is pain. While there is no way to cure this condition, there are things you can do to reduce pain. Here are 10 tips for anyone suffering from shoulder arthritis pain. 1.  Fix Bad

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What Symptoms May Signal the Need for a Shoulder Replacement?

Shoulder replacement surgery also referred to as shoulder arthroplasty, involves replacing the damaged parts of the shoulder with prostheses to eliminate the source of pain and restore mobility in the shoulder. If you’re suffering from shoulder pain, read on to learn about when it is time for you to consider having shoulder replacement surgery as

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Shoulder Stabilization Surgery: What to Ask Your Surgeon

Shoulder instability is either an acute or a chronic orthopedic condition that occurs when the ligament or labrum (the soft cartilage that reinforces the ball-and-socket joint) gets stretched, torn, or detached, causing the ball of the shoulder to move either partially or fully out of the socket. Shoulder instability can be caused by repetitive movements;

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