Have you ever heard of Dupuytren’s disease? Even though this hand problem is often painless, it can limit the mobility of your fingers and cause contraction of your finger joints. If you are experiencing the symptoms described below, you should contact the Hand Surgery Specialists of Texas as soon as possible in order to get […]
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Risk Factors of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful hand condition. It occurs when the tendons in your wrist outgrow a space on the palm side of your wrist, called carpal tunnel. This causes compression that builds up around the main nerve in the wrist, called the median nerve. The pressure around the median nerve causes wrist pain. The […]
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Halloween celebrations start this weekend! It’s time to prepare your costumes for trick-and-treating and decorate your home with spider webs and pumpkins. For most Americans, carving pumpkins is an essential part of Halloween celebrations. However, making jack-o’-lanterns is not as simple as you might think. In fact, it can be quite dangerous without the proper […]
Continue readingDe Quervain’s Tendonitis – What is it and how to resolve it?
De Quervain’s Tendonitis. That sounds like something extremely painful and difficult to resolve. While this medical condition affecting your thumb and wrist might indeed get really painful, in most cases its treatment is simple when conducted by a hand specialist. To recognize this condition at an early stage, it’s best to know the causes, symptoms […]
Continue reading5 Easy Exercises to Keep Hands Strong
If you think about it, you use your hands every day for almost every activity. They’re needed for driving a car, cooking dinner, using your phone, and much more. The hands are constantly in use, and that is why it’s important to take good care of them. Here is a list of five easy exercises […]
Continue readingThe 5 Most Common Fall Sports Injuries
As the fall sporting season progresses, doctors see an increase of sport-related injuries. Two popular fall sports, football and volleyball, often result in injuries to the fingers, hand and wrist. Hand injuries occur because the hand is in front of the athlete in these sports; therefore absorbing most of the contact. Because the hand does […]
Continue readingLa Tendonitis de De Quervain – ¿Qué es y cómo resolverla?
La Tendonitis de De Quervain. Eso suena como algo muy doloroso y difícil de resolver. Aunque esta condición médica que afecta el pulgar y la muñeca puede ser realmente dolorosa, en la mayoría de los casos el tratamiento es sencillo, sobre todo si lo realiza un especialista en manos. Para reconocer esta condición en una […]
Continue readingA Quick Guide to Treat Hand and Wrist Burns and Cuts
Burns Step 1: Determine the degree of the burn. In order to know how to treat a burn, you must first figure out if it is a major or minor burn. The following are the characteristics of the three types of burns you could suffer from: • 1st degree burn: These burns are minor […]
Continue readingThe Most Common Hand & Wrist Injuries Rated from Bad to Worse Part 2
In our last blog post, we discussed 8 of the most common hand and wrist injuries as well as how to treat them. Below we will explore the top 7 worse hand and wrist injuries. Remember: these injuries can affect anyone so make sure that you read through this article and keep it handy in case […]
Continue readingThe Most Common Hand & Wrist Injuries Rated from Bad to Worse Part 1
Hand and wrist injuries can be painful and disruptive to your everyday activities. Below, we have described some of the most common hand and wrist injuries, as well as how to identify and treat them. We have rated this injuries from bad to worse, so stay tuned for part 2 of this blog post to […]
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