If you watch the arm of a pitcher at a baseball game, you’ll witness how wonderfully the shoulder is made: strong, flexible, powerful. The shoulder joint comprises a team of bones, tendons, ligaments, and muscles to perform an incredibly wide range of motion at the arm. But this motion range and versatility comes at a […]
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Is my job causing my hand pain?
Your hands are versatile enough to perform a variety of tasks, from gripping and lifting heavy weights to buttoning your clothes or threading a needle. But with 27 individual bones, 30 muscles and more than a dozen joints; plus a network of nerves, blood vessels and tendons, many things can go wrong. When it comes […]
Why Does my Thumb Twitch Sometimes?
Voluntary muscles get their name because normally we can control their actions. In contrast, involuntary muscles, such as the heart, beat to their own rhythm. The muscles in our hands and thumbs are voluntary muscles. Sometimes, though, our voluntary muscles seem to go rogue, twitching uncontrollably. There are a number of reasons your thumb might […]
What Are Those Bumps and Lumps on Your Hand?
The sudden appearance of a round or oval bump on the back of the hand or on the side of the wrist may be upsetting, if not downright alarming. Most likely, it’s a ganglion cyst. That sounds scary, but don’t let the name frighten you. Ganglion cysts are a common condition that are neither harmful […]
The Best Shoulder Pain Exercises for Tennis Players
Tennis is a popular sport among people of practically all ages, from adolescents to retirees. However, the repetitive and forceful nature of the game places a good deal of stress on various joints, particularly the shoulders. The reason tennis players frequently experience shoulder pain is because the muscles that surround the shoulder are relatively small, […]
