As many as 50% of people diagnosed with diabetes experience something called diabetic neuropathy. It’s a condition where people experience tingling in their hands and arms. However, diabetes isn’t the only cause of this type of physical sensation. Quite often patients with diabetic neuropathy may have also pressure on the nerve in a localized area, […]
Continue readingWhat Are Your Treatment Options for Chronic Wrist Pain?
Wrist pain has a prevalence rate of about 19.1% among adults. From typing to writing, your wrist plays a vital role in basic movements. Although it is a small part of your body, it comprises several bones, ligaments, and tendons. This makes it a somewhat delicate area. Most people experience occasional wrist pain at some […]
Continue readingWhat to Do if You Injure Your Hand – From Cuts to Broken Bones
Some of the most common ailments treated in emergency care are hand injuries. Because of the frequency with which we use our hands, strains, sprains, fractures, cuts, burns, and dislocated joints. Over one million hand injuries are treated annually as a result of workplace injuries alone. While you can take preventative measures to avoid a hand injury, accidents […]
Continue readingHand and Elbow Injury Report
Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies has been dealing with an elbow injury for several months. Now it is the off season, and the question is will it require surgery? What is Bryce Harper’s elbow injury? Bryce Harper has an medial collateral ligament injury of the elbow What is a medial collateral ligament injury? A […]
Continue readingHand Injury Report by Hand Surgery Specialists of Texas
World Series champion, and reliable catcherMartin Maldonado surprisingly played through the entire world series with a broken hand. Certain media outlets reported it was the “bone near the little finger.” He is supposed to have surgery in the off season. This brings up a good question on whether or not one should delay surgery whether […]
Continue readingWhat to Do if You Sustain a Severe Cut to Your Hand
It will come as no surprise that the most commonly reported injuries happen to our hands. We’ve been interacting with the world with them for as long as we can remember, so it’s easy to forget just how much we rely upon them until their use is taken from us for one reason or another. […]
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Alex Bregman finger injury game 6 World Series World series champions Houston Astros had one of their key players sustain an injury in the epic game 6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. While the noise and celebrations of victory fill the Houston air, little is known about the extent of Alex Bregman’s finger injury. […]
Continue readingTop 10 Reasons to Visit a Hand Doctor
It’s normal to experience a little pain or stiffness in your hands from time to time. The hands are some of the most complex parts of the human body, made up of an intricate network of tiny bones, muscles, and ligaments to allow for their incredible dexterity and range of movement. With so many small, […]
Continue readingHow to Protect Your Hands While Gardening
Gardening should be fun, but if you don’t take the proper precautions, it can have dangerous—or in some cases, even deadly, consequences. An estimated 87,000 people are injured while gardening every year. While the most common injuries are caused by slips and falls, cuts are the culprit of some of the more serious injuries. Many of those […]
Continue readingScaphoid Fracture: What You Need to Know
Scaphoid fractures aren’t bumps and bruises. They account for 2.4% of all wrist fractures in the United States. Thousands of Americans break their scaphoid bones every year, yet 40% of people who have scaphoid fractures are misdiagnosed. If you hurt your wrist, you need to think about whether or not you have a scaphoid fracture. […]
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