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Avoid Hand Pain And Injury When Cooking With Tomatoes And Peaches

August 13, 2012 by Dr. Henley Leave a Comment

Avoiding hand pain when cooking with tomatoes can be easier, thanks to a simple trick.

Ganglion Cyst Pictures

August 6, 2012 by Dr. Henley Leave a Comment

ganglion cyst – left hand

gangloion cyst on the palm side of the wrist

Ganglion cyst on the palm (volar) side of the wrist

Weightlifter Elbow Dislocation – How Does An Elbow Dislocate?

August 3, 2012 by Dr. Henley Leave a Comment

Champion weightlifter Sa Jae-hyouk sustained an elbow dislocation during a second lift of 162 kg (357 lbs) during the men’s 77 kg class event in London this week. Here’s how it happened.
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Carpal Tunnel Questions – Which Side Of The Wrist Gets Carpal Tunnel?

July 30, 2012 by Dr. Henley Leave a Comment

Which side of the wrist gets carpal tunnel?
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Avoiding Hand Injury In The Kitchen – Your Dishwasher

July 6, 2012 by Dr. Henley Leave a Comment

Our hands are always busy in the kitchen. Kids are no exception. Here’s how to avoid a dishwasher-related hand injury disaster in your kitchen.
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Gardening Safety Tips For Avoiding Injury And Pain

April 14, 2012 by Dr. Henley 1 Comment

Gardening season can be hard on hands, wrists, and elbows. It’s easy to forget the basics. Here are some ways to avoid tendonitis, infection, and pain this year.
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Mallet Finger Injury

“my finger doesn’t work”“my finger is bent”“my finger won’t straighten”“my finger is drooped” These are several of the most common things I hear when patients come in with a mallet finger. A mallet finger is the name for a ruptured (torn) tendon at the tip of the finger. A tendon rupture is where a tendon […]

Bad Thumb Arthritis – What Does It Look Like?

The video below shows a patient’s thumb moving back and forth. As you’ll see, most of the range of motion is at the MP (metacarpophalangeal) joint. This is abnormal – in a normal thumb, the majority of the motion is through the CMC (carpometacarpal joint, at the base of the thumb). When the CMC joint […]

Forearm Fractures In Kids – What Parents Need To Know

Bones in children are different from bones in adults. They break differently and they respond differently to injury. Some fractures occur both in adults and kids – some fractures occur only in children. Forearm fractures occur in both, with some important differences. This article will cover some of the basics of forearm fractures in kids. […]

Fingertip Ganglion Cysts – Mucous Cysts

The most common tumor in the finger is a ganglion cyst. A ganglion cyst is simply a fluid-filled sac. It can be visible from the outside or buried deep underneath the skin. Sometimes it causes symptoms like soreness and pain; other times patients have no idea it’s there. What is a mucous cyst? Ganglion cysts […]