Orthopedic Care Tips & Advices

 H and and elbow pain has many potential causes, including: Fractures - A broken bone may be the cause of your pain if you recently fell, were in a car accident, or received a blow to your arm or hand. Stress fractures, small cracks in the bone, can also cause pain. A strain or sprain: The muscles in the hand or around the elbow may have become strained or twisted. Sprains or strains are common in athletes who play racquet or contact sports, but can also occur if you lift a heavy object. Tennis elbow: Playing tennis or golf or participating in any type of activity that involves repetitive arm movements can increase the risk of developing tennis elbow. The condition occurs when the tendons in the elbow become inflamed or damaged. Arthritis : Arthritis occurs when the cartilage that protects the ends of the bones in the joints of the hands or elbows begins to wear down. Carpal tunnel syndrome: Pain, numbness, and tingling in the hand and fingers can occur due to pressure on a nerve...

  In this age of texting with smartphones, video game controllers, computers, the keyboard, mouse, and even the mouse surface on our laptops, it's no wonder that many people have pain in their hands and wrists. Made from dozens of small bones, our hands and wrists can easily hurt. The wrist alone has eight aligned bones, four at the top and four at the bottom. All eight bones are connected by ligaments that hold the joints together, while providing a wide range of motion for our hands. There are also many tendons that run through the wrist. These control the movement of our wrist, fingers, and thumb. Because each of those parts has a purpose in movement, if even one area of ​​the wrist becomes inflamed or injured, you will feel it. Injuries or conditions affecting the hands can make previously simple and straightforward tasks painful and difficult. Something as mundane as raising a cup of coffee or brushing your teeth can lead to arm pain. Pain can even cause you to change the way ...