Your doctor can treat you with more than just pills If you're one of the 30 million adults in the United States who suffer with joint pain, you know the... read more →
Buddy taping is the practice of bandaging an injured finger together with an adjacent healthy one for support. Serving as a type of splint, the healthy finger is wrapped closely... read more →
Tennis is a physically demanding sport which, in avid players, is most often associated with hand and upper extremity overuse or repetitive stress conditions, such as tennis elbow and other... read more →
A recent study to determine whether reduction and splinting or cast immobilization is necessary for fractures of the fifth metacarpal neck, also known as boxer’s fracture found that in most... read more →
In an effort to help young athletes prevent overuse injuries, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) have developed the OneSport™... read more →
Hands rely on the normal function of many body systems to work properly, so doctors often look to them for signs of illness and disease. Our hands can be excellent... read more →
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute and Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, working with clinicians at NHS Lothian, have found that injection of the anti-TNF... read more →
Too much time on smartphones and tablets can lead to a host of repetitive stress problems known today as “digital disabilities.” These conditions include; cell phone elbow, texter’s thumb, texter’s... read more →
'Tis the peak of hunting season. Hunters far and wide have successfully exempt themselves from Holiday gatherings to pursue their passion. Given this feat, we want to ensure optimal success... read more →
As Texans begin to restore and rebuild following one of the most devastating storms in US history, we thought it would be a good time to talk about some of... read more →