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How Long Do Hand Strains Take To Heal?

April 2nd, 2025

Hand strains can take many forms, from a minor strain caused by repetitive activity to a major strain that involves a completely torn muscle. The nature of your injury and your doctor’s


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How Do You Fix a Mallet Finger?

March 24th, 2025

Mallet finger is an injury that most commonly affects the middle, ring, or little finger after a forceful impact on the outstretched digit. A whopping 74% of cases impact the dominant hand. This


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Can You Dislocate Your Wrist?

March 24th, 2025

Your wrist is an essential joint that helps you perform various daily activities, from spooning your morning cereal to driving your car to work. Sudden impact can dislocate any of the small bones


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Why Is Surgery Pain Worse at Night?

February 19th, 2025

While a certain amount of pain is to be expected after surgery, some patients are surprised to find that post-surgery pain is worse at night than it is during the day. Understanding why this


Managing TFCC Tears with Effective Exercises

January 28th, 2025

The Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) is a crucial component of the wrist, consisting of ligaments, tendons, and cartilage that stabilize and cushion the joint where the ulna (one of the


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Why Does My Wrist Keep Popping?

January 28th, 2025

Wrist popping, or crepitus, is a common phenomenon where you may hear clicking, cracking, or popping sounds coming from your wrist joints during movement. While often harmless, these sounds can


Does Milk Help Heal Broken Bones?

January 21st, 2025

You’ve probably heard about milk’s bone benefits, but new research is challenging this long-held belief. While many bone fracture-healing foods exist, milk isn’t necessarily the


How Long Does a Soft Tissue Hand Injury Take to Heal?

January 21st, 2025

Soft tissue injuries in the hand involve the muscles, ligaments, and tendons—structures crucial for the intricate movements of the hand. These injuries are common occurrences in both everyday


Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Sore Joints and Pains

January 21st, 2025

When inflammation works properly, it helps your body heal. Acute inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury or illness. It activates white blood cell production and widens the


Your Guide to the Best Kids Summer Camps in Dallas

May 11th, 2022

Camp offers kids the chance to get out of the house for a week in the summer, meet new friends, and learn various interesting things from sports and coding to robotics and creative arts. Just


Conditions Commonly Mistaken for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

May 4th, 2022

If you start to experience numbness or tingling in your hands, fingers, and wrists, your first thought might be that you’re experiencing carpal tunnel syndrome. That’s because


Family-Friendly Spring Activities in Dallas, TX

April 28th, 2022

Spring is in the air, and the next school break is right around the corner. If you’re anything like our team at The Hand and Wrist Institute, you’re likely looking forward to spending


Wrist Range of Motion Exercises

April 21st, 2022

When you undergo a procedure to heal the wrist or if you suffer pain from conditions affecting the bones and joints, using wrist range of motion exercises can help you gently gain flexibility and


What Is Bowstringing? Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

April 14th, 2022

Your hands contain 27 bones each, the most of any human body part. These bones work together with muscles, tendons, and ligaments to help you perform complex tasks and movements. This means you can


A2 Pulley Injury Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

April 14th, 2022

Clearly, the human hand is a complex and useful part of your body. Its intricate skeletal structure and powerful muscles allow you to control your fingers, grasp things, climb, and make all kinds