The removable aluminum palmer stay and two fixed plastic splints provide high-level wrist ... carpal tunnel, basal thumb arthritis, tendonitis or tendinopathy, a ganglion cyst or simply just ...

Some patients find that splinting the finger or thumb overnight speeds up recovery. This keeps the finger straight and stops it from moving while you sleep, reducing inflammation. They can be ...

Your finger muscles are attached to tendons that run from your wrist area to your finger. A system of pulleys inside your arm holds your tendons against your bones. These same pulleys also prevent ...

As plastic waste builds up, New York is turning from recycling to reduction, according to a recent report. Many assume most plastics are recyclable, but only hard plastics like soda bottles qualify.

The patient was given symptomatic treatment for swelling and pain relief and was instructed to perform active flexion and extension exercises of the finger joints. Two weeks after reduction, after the ...

In the early stages of Dupuytren’s contracture, physical and occupational therapy may be helpful for maintaining range of motion of the fingers, and braces or splints may be used to stretch them.

Plastic does not naturally biodegrade. The Environmental Protection Agency cites research indicating that once in the environment, plastics can take between 100 and 1,000 years to decompose.