If you are in need of hand surgery, you’re probably wondering what life will be like during your recovery. You may feel anxious or scared, and maybe just plain nervous. Here are some of the basic things you can expect for your recovery from hand surgery, expectations vary depending [...]
Your hands are your body’s most important instruments. They are incredibly durable, and designed to help with strenuous tasks such as lifting or boxing, but are equality as capable of completing detailed work. Our hands are needed to do everything from creating art, to shaking someone’s hand. So when hand [...]
Individuals whose jobs or normal activities require them to do the same repetitive motions are most at risk for getting the condition known as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. This medical condition, caused by a pinched nerve located in the wrist, creates pain in the affected arm and hand. It also [...]
Trigger Finger is a painful condition usually affecting the thumb or index finger. You may notice that when you start to bend your finger or thumb the movement might not be smooth, and the finger might get stuck in the bent position. This is because the tendon that connects the [...]
The tendons are a flexible band of tissue used to connect your muscles to your bones. They are what give our muscles the ability to move our bones, giving our body movement. So when your tendons become sore and weak due to tendonitis, everyday tasks suddenly become a challenge. [...]
If you notice pain originating from your wrist, you might have a sprain. Unlike a fracture, or crack in the bone, sprains result from stress injuries to one, or multiple, ligaments or tendons. Additionally, sprains can take longer to heal and, if not treated properly, will continue to cause [...]
While it’s never convenient to break a bone, breaking your hand may be one of the most difficult injuries to cope with because we rely on our hands to do almost everything. If you break your hand, it’s important to seek medical attention right away because a broken hand [...]
We all take the various functions of our hands for granted, particularly functions like the ability to straighten our fingers. However, this ability entirely depends on the thin extensor tendons that extend across the hand and through to the fingertips. One common problem that affects the ability to straighten the [...]
You may have been there before—you slam your finger in the door, you jam one while playing a game of football, or maybe you fall and land on one of your fingers the wrong way. But, is it actually broken? While the immediate sharp pain and swelling that ensues [...]
Hand injuries of any scale are some of the most difficult situations to deal with, be it a sprain, a fracture or anything in-between.While it is important to seek immediate attention from a qualified hand pain physician when you have sustained a hand injury, it is equally important to be [...]
