The 5 Best Carpal Tunnel Braces, Editor-Tested and Expert-Approved
Long days of working at a keyboard or doing other repetitive motions with your hands can put a lot of strain on your wrists. And if you’re in the approximately 6% of the adult population that suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), you probably know all too well the pain and numbness in your hands, wrists, and arms that results from compression of the median nerve (which runs through a narrow passageway in the wrist called you guessed it the carpal tunnel).
Most Dangerous and Safest Olympic Sports by Injury Rates
Did you know that in some Olympic Sports, like BMX racing, there is a one-in-three chance that the contestant will be injured during the course of the event? On the other hand, some Olympic sports are very safe, like canoeing, with only a 2% chance of injury.
Machine learning models may predict risk of prolonged opioid use after hand surgery
Use of machine learning models may successfully predict postoperative pain experiences and risk for prolonged opioid use among patients who undergo hand surgery, according to published results.
Surgical Management of Lateral Epicondylitis: A Scoping Review of Published Literature
Surgical intervention for lateral epicondylitis remains a controversial topic, with its purpose being debated. Recent guidelines have concluded no benefit from surgery when compared to conservative management.
11 Exercises to Reduce de Quervain's Tenosynovitis
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is a painful condition that occurs when two of the thumb’s tendons located on the thumb side of your wrist become overused or irritated.These tendons are covered by a slick coating called synovium that allows them to smoothly slide back and forth through the sheaths that enclose them. Occasionally, overuse of the hand or wrist causes swelling and inflammation in these tendons or in the sheaths themselves.
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