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Why Does My Wrist Hurt When I Twist It?
Wrist injuries are fairly common, especially if you’re active. Whether you’re working out, playing a game of baseball, or simply carrying a heavy child around for hours, your wrist is exposed to the potential for injury. Here’s what you need…
Displaced vs. Nondisplaced Fractures
Bone fractures are a common injury; in fact, over 60% of emergency room visits are associated with fractures. These injuries are categorized as either displaced or nondisplaced. Knowing the difference will help you understand the nature of your injury, its…
How Long Do Hand Strains Take To Heal?
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 chosen treatment method will impact the healing time…
How Do You Fix a Mallet Finger?
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 injury is most often seen in middle-aged…
Can You Dislocate Your Wrist?
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 in your wrist. This is a painful…
Why Is Surgery Pain Worse at Night?
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 happens and how to handle it…
Managing TFCC Tears with Effective Exercises
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 forearm bones) meets the wrist. A tear in this complex…
Why Does My Wrist Keep Popping?
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 sometimes indicate underlying conditions. The occurrence of wrist popping is…
Does Milk Help Heal Broken Bones?
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 best. Does milk really help your bones? Here are the latest facts to help you…
How Long Does a Soft Tissue Hand Injury Take to Heal?
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 activities and in sports, often resulting from sudden trauma or the overuse…
Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Sore Joints and Pains
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 blood vessels to increase fluid and blood flow, supporting your recovery.…
Your Guide to the Best Kids Summer Camps in Dallas
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 being able to make decisions without help…
Conditions Commonly Mistaken for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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 it’s the most commonly known hand and wrist condition. However, there is a…
Family-Friendly Spring Activities in Dallas, TX
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 some quality time with your family. Whether…
Wrist Range of Motion Exercises
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 movement and reduce or eliminate pain…
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