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Hand Pain

When To Consider Visiting A Hand Surgeon?

Our hands play an important role in virtually everything we do, including getting dressed, driving, playing sports, carrying out work duties, and preparing meals. However, repetitive overuse of the hands, hand conditions, and injuries can cause damage to the hands. If you have injured your hand or are experiencing pain or reduced mobility, it may

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome During Pregnancy

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition that affects the hand and wrist. The carpal tunnel is a narrow passage between the wrist and hand. Pain occurs as a result of continuous pressure being put on the median nerve, which travels through the carpal tunnel. The median is the main nerve that is responsible for

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Dealing With Hand Pain? Things You Should Know

Hand pain can occur for a variety of reasons, such as from an injury or from overuse.  Although some forms of hand pain are short term and will resolve without any medical intervention, persistent or reoccurring hand pain may be a sign of an underlying medical condition or injury that requires the expertise of a

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Treatments for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

One of the most common orthopedic conditions that people suffer from, carpal tunnel syndrome, affects the hand and arm. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common medical condition that causes pain and tingling in the hand or arm. The condition develops when the median nerve that runs through the carpal tunnel in the wrist is squeezed

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Common Types Of Hand Injuries

Our hands play an important role in most day to day activities including work responsibilities, home activities, and leisure activities. Hand injuries are very common and can cause pain and reduced function and make normal day to day activities difficult. Delaying diagnosis and treatment can result in long-term problems and a longer recovery period. Common

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What Are the Best Treatments for Arthritis in the Hands?

Arthritis can be disabling, especially when it is in the hands and fingers. It can prevent you from carrying out normal day-to-day activities such as work duties and preparing meals. Arthritis is a common disease that causes pain and stiffness within joints, including the hand. Appropriate treatment will depend on the severity of the symptoms,

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Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Wrists can be susceptible to a number of potentially debilitating injuries and conditions, especially carpal tunnel syndrome. This is a common condition that can cause pain, numbness, and tingling in the hand and arm. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve, which runs along a passageway in the wrist (the carpal tunnel), becomes compressed.

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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

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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

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