Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most common peripheral nerve compression, and can affect almost 10% of the population. It results from excessive pressure on the median nerve within the carpal tunnel. Wrist position can often affect symptoms, and...
Read MoreCubital Tunnel Syndrome is the second most common peripheral nerve compression. It results from excessive pressure on the ulnar nerve within the cubital tunnel. Although people most often experience numbness, tingling, and sometimes a vague achy...
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DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis is a type of tendonitis that affects the thumb side of the wrist. It can make lifting a pot off of the stove very painful. Any wrist up-and-down motion or thumb up-and-down motion can result...
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Dupuytren’s Disease is a genetic disease that can result in thick fibrotic nodules in the hand and cords in the palms or fingers that cause finger contractures. It has been associated with northern European ancestry,...
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