Did you know the fingers, wrists, elbows, arms, shoulders and neck are the most common areas affected by repetitive strain injuries (RSI)? RSI refers to injuries characterized by muscle, tendon and nerve damage caused by caused by overuse or misuse. These common...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is caused by pressure on your median nerve. Your carpal tunnel is on the palm side of your hand and is a narrow passageway that the median nerve travels through surrounded by bones and ligaments. When your median nerve gets compressed at...
Thumb arthritis is common if your older than 40 and it’s especially prevalent in women. It occurs as cartilage wears away from the base joint of your thumb — also known as the CMC or carpometacarpal joint, that attaches your thumb to your wrist. Thumb arthritis can...
Maybe you’ve been a bit overzealous in attacking your resolution to get in shape — don’t let your enthusiasm land you on the sidelines with an injury! Often known as the “Weekend Warrior” syndrome, it’s easy to let an overuse injury sneak up on you. More commonly...
If you’ve had a shoulder injury then you know how slow they can be to heal. For months now, I’ve been working on my right shoulder. It started as a paresis of my right shoulder from the bike injury I had in July and ended up with impingement of the supraspinatus...
