A dolphin with a kind of "thumb" on its fins was found off the coast of Greece, leaving scientists quite puzzled. O post Dolphin with thumb-like structure reveals unusual case of genetic mutation ...

Easy yoga stretches to reduce wrist strain, improve flexibility, and support long-term upper body alignment-no mat needed ...

NORFOLK, Va. ( WAVY) – A surgeon at Sentara Norfolk General hospital recently performed an unusual and very rare procedure. A ...

Learn easy finger exercises that prevent arthritis with simple movements that keep joints healthy and pain-free. Essential ...

The thumb is useless as an opponent for the fingers, is unable to abduct and rotate and, in some cases, blocks flexion of the fingers. The hand is incapable of proper grasp, pinch and stereognosis.

Wrist flexion exercise stretches the muscles in the ... Straighten the fingers and thumb out in line with the wrist, so all the fingers are pointing straight up. Bend the top of the fingers ...

Previous studies verified the existence of intra-finger couplings for circular and prismatic grasps, and hypothesized the existence of such couplings for free flexion-extension movements of the ...

Untreated mallet finger can also lead to a condition called swan neck deformity, where the joint below your injury becomes hyperextended to compensate for the flexion happening in the last knuckle.

So we usually do-- so the dominant movement, which is flexion/extension of our thumb. So this is flexion, extension, and adduction and abduction. So that's where the two degrees of freedom of the ...

OA most commonly affects three parts of the hand: The base of the thumb, where the thumb meets ... supporting the hands could include: Wrist flexion Wrist extension Exercises for the biceps ...