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New topical treatment shows promise in primary palmar hyperhidrosis
Source: Healio
Primary palmar hyperhidrosis (PPHH) is a condition characterized as excessive sweating on the palms that is not induced by temperature but by mental stress, emotional stimuli and physiological stimuli,
Baseball season is here: Watch out for UCL tears
Source: Medical Xpress
Spring brings with it the joy of baseball, but too much of a good thing can lead to elbow injuries in young pitchers.
What Is a Sprained Wrist?
Source: Verywell Health
A sprained wrist is an injury that affects the ligaments, which are soft tissue structures connecting bone to bone. These injuries range in severity and often occur with trauma, such as a fall, or during sports activities. Mild wrist sprains usually heal within a few weeks, but severe injuries can require surgery.
Advice From A Certified Hand Therapist: What Is Raynaud's Disease?
Source: Handcare ASSH
Do your fingers turn pale when taking items out of the freezer? Is there stiffness and pain in your fingers in mildly cold weather, followed by redness and swelling as they warm up? If so, you may have Raynaud’s Disease, or Raynaud’s phenomenon. But how do you know the difference? Or if you know you have it?
Wrist Fractures: Treatment and a Warning for Osteoporosis
Source: Verywell Health
Wrist fractures, also known as distal radius fractures, account for 18% of all fractures in people age 65 and older. The wrist is a complex joint connecting the forearm's two bones—the radius and the ulna—to the hand.
Treating Hand Arthritis Without Surgery
Source: Handcare ASSH
There are many things we can do to try to improve arthritis symptoms when they occur. Conservative management of arthritis- meaning treatment without surgery- is almost always the first step. There are many options to try. Usually these treatments work best when they are used all together over several weeks or months
How ice and snow can harm your wrists and hands
Source: Medical Xpress
An orthopedic expert offers some tips for avoiding serious injuries on slippery ground or hazards hidden by snow.
Work with your hands? Watch out for carpal tunnel syndrome
Source: Mayo Clinic
Working with your hands day after day can take a toll on them, causing pain, numbness and weakness. Carpal tunnel syndrome is one condition that farmers, truck drivers, factory and construction workers, and others can experience.
Active older adults with distal radius fractures may benefit from surgical treatment
Source: Healio
Sustaining a [distal radius fracture] may impose severe restrictions on lifestyle for those who are active despite their chronological age. These individuals can benefit from surgical treatment, which enables earlier return to daily function
Elbow fractures: Surgery or not?
Source: Orthopedics This Week
A new study, indeed, a critical analysis review, looked at a particular type of elbow fracture, the olecranon fractures, which typically are complicated by the fact they may involve multiple fragments and create ulnohumeral instability, and asked the question, should these patients be treated surgically or not?
