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Bookmark or Share- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Recovery after surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome ...It controls the sensations you feel on the palm side of your thumb and fingers, except the little finger. Carpal tunnel syndrome often causes numbness and tingling in the hand and arm. Surgery to treat it involves relieving pressure on the median nerve by cutting the ligament that crosses over it.
- What Complications Can Come From a Rib Fracture?ROCHESTER, Minn. — October 22, 2012. Rib fractures are one of the most common bone breaks in older adults. While there's no direct treatment for fractured ribs that remain in alignment, medical care is still important to avoid serious complications, according to the October issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. Rib fractures can result from […]
- Mayo Clinic Minute: A hand surgeon’s advice about knuckle crackingDr. Kakar explains that tribonucleation is the process of creating bubbles within the synovial fluid in our finger joints. The sound we call cracking is actually those bubbles bursting. "You’re breaking those bubbles up – just like bubble wrap," Dr. Kakar explains. "You’re pressing them, and then the bubbles are bursting."
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Treating Dupuytren contracture without surgeryDupuytren's contracture is a genetic hand condition that can be helped with a newer non-invasive treatment. Learn more from Mayo Clinic.
- Home Remedies: Just jammed your finger? - Mayo Clinic News NetworkA jammed finger is typically a sprain to the joint or knuckle, of the finger. There may also be a small fracture or dislocation of the joint. The injury can be extremely painful, and the joint usually becomes swollen. A jammed finger is a common sports injury. For example, your fingertip receives the full impact […]
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