hand pain Tag

Today I made my therapist's day, but only after she made mine. You see, I fell at the beginning of June. I have fallen in the past, but apparently I don't bounce back any more like when I was younger. I made the mistake of...

I started having a lot of pain in my right wrist and thumb after giving birth to my daughter making it painful for me to pick her up. My thumb tendons started "popping and catching" making my wrist stick in different positions. I had approx....

Medical term for injury is ORIF RF Metacarpal Fracture. I broke my hand drilling a hole and the drill hung up causing my hand to twist hard and fast enough to break a bone in my hand. the break was severe enough that I had to...

I work in an extremely fast paced production facility. I grab and pinch material all day long. My hands would go numb in the evenings and throb at night. Years went by and I dealt with it, but the sleepless nights, constant pain, being a...

I have had a ganglion cyst on my right wrist for years. Once a month I would have a ‘flare up’ and sharp shooting pain up my arm and into my hand. I couldn’t lift anything heavier than a magazine, I couldn’t write without pain,...

My left hand lost most of it's gripping power from years of pulling fabric tight for upholstery. Kim performed Astym therapy on my left forearm and it helped with the swelling and pain. Nick Blackgrove, Astym Patient Ferdinand, Indiana Clinic: Memorial Hospital and Health Center...

I work at a chair manufacturing company that involves use of a staple gun, tag gun, and air nozzle for inspection of hundreds of chairs per day. I had pain on and off for years that I tolerated. On March 25, the pain became severe...

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