3000 Colby Street, Suite 3045 Ways to Heal a Scar Source: Handcare You may have a scar from an injury or just from a surgery. It may be red, raised and firm. Some scars can even be sensitive or affect the way you use your hand or arm. To make sure that your scar does not affect your motion, […]
Carpal Tunnel Up With Increased Electronic Device Use Source: Physician’s Weekly Extended use of smartphones and other hand-held electronic devices leads to an increased risk of carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a study published online June 21 in Muscle & Nerve. Read more
06-Jul-2017 to 08-Jul-2017 This year’s Manus Club annual meeting was held in Jackson, WY in July. Click here to see what we learned from each other.
Avocados may seem harmless, but if you’ve ever peeled and cut one, you know they can be more than a little troublesome. They’re slippery, they’re oddly shaped, and they have that annoying pit in the middle that rarely slips out as easily as you’d like. These characteristics have earned the avocado a reputation as one […]
Acupuncture can relieve wrist pain, and researchers have tracked the brain and nervous system changes that may help explain why. Scientists randomized 80 people with mild or moderate carpal tunnel syndrome — pain caused by nerve compression at the wrist — to one of three groups. The first received acupuncture at the wrist and ankle. […]
Osteoporosis is the underlying cause for 1.5 million fractures in the United States annually. This results in half a million hospitalizations, and almost 200,000 admissions to nursing homes. Caucasian and Asian women are particularly at risk, but the disease affects everybody. Can 12 minutes a yoga a day reduce this risk? If you have never […]
As a team building challenge, the whole staff went to Omescape in Richmond to test our problem-solving and teamwork skills. We were assigned to “The Penitentiary”, which has an escape rate of only 13%. Our team, of course, was certain we would be up to the challenge. Erin, Emma, and Whitney even came in full […]
Five years ago, a college freshman named Ian Burkhart dived into a wave at a beach off the Outer Banks in North Carolina and, in a freakish accident, broke his neck on the sandy floor, permanently losing the feeling in his hands and legs. On Wednesday, doctors reported that Mr. Burkhart, 24, had regained control […]
Why is it important to take all the antibiotics that the doctor has prescribed? If a person does not do this, what can happen and why? There are two important reasons to complete the entire course of antibiotics a doctor has prescribed. First, a full course of antibiotics helps assure you successfully treat the infection […]
Use caution during the Halloween season, and take steps to prevent hand injuries when carving. “Every Halloween season we see four or five patients – both adults and children – who come into our office with severe injuries to their hands and fingers,” says Jeffrey Wint, MD, an ASSH member from The Hand Center of […]
