Painful overuse tendonitis is caused by repeatedly picking up baby DAYTON, Ohio (December 10, 2015) – New parents who consider sleep deprivation, diaper duty and midnight feedings as their rite of ...

What do politicians, massage therapists, musicians, card dealers, carpenters, cooks and painters have in common? They use their thumbs and twist their wrists a lot and commonly have pain at the base ...

Intersection syndrome is inflammation and swelling of tendons in the wrist and back of the forearm. It is a rare form of tendonitis but is more common in people that play sports. Tendons are thick ...

Tendons control the movement of the hand, wrists and fingers. Orthopedic hand surgeon Dr. Edward Chan of Queens Medical Center, West O’ahu identified the common hand and wrist tendon-related problems.

The most superficial tendon at the wrist level is the palmaris longus tendon and the most likely tendon to be injured in this patient. The palmaris longus is absent in 10% to 15% of people but can be ...

Pulling files out of the cupboard, holding a heavy pan – for some people with weak or aching wrists, these tasks are difficult or even impossible. What's to blame and how should we all be taking care ...

Tendons link muscles and bones together. The hand is unique because many of the muscles that control the bones in your fingers and wrists are located in your forearm. The tendons and muscles in your ...

San Diego Padres center fielder Will Myers is expected to miss a couple of games in this weekend’s four-game series against the Washington Nationals because of wrist tendonitis. Myers was injured last ...

MIAMI -- The Miami Heat will be without forward James Jones for three months because of a ruptured tendon in his right wrist, adding to the team's injury woes. Jones, a Miami native, was signed as a ...