Hand injuries can be very frustrating. With as much as we use our hands, pain and injury can interfere with our work, our recreational activities, our hobbies, nearly all of our normal daily activities. Unfortunately, injuries aren’t only limited to accidents and sports. Some of these ordinary daily hobbies and habits we take for granted can also cause or contribute to hand injuries.
Remote work has become very common in recent years, and there are many benefits to working remotely. Remote workers spend less time driving on congested roads and less money on gas. That means more time for family and friends when work is over. Unfortunately, for many remote workers it also means less exercise – no walking to and from your car,
Florida can be a great place to live. Sunshine, beaches and mild winters attract visitors from around the world. Many Americans from northern climates keep winter homes here or even permanently relocate to the “Sunshine State”.
While Florida is a great place to live and work, the long, hot, humid summers can make outdoor activities challenging.
Every year, as the summer comes to an end and we prepare for another school year, parents have a list of annual tasks to perform. They need to get their children registered for school, shop for notebooks, pens, and other school supplies, and schedule a physical exam with their doctors. While parents are very familiar with the routine,
When summer winds down and the school year begins, many kids and teens are excited for the thrill of fall sports. Sports are a great way for people of any age to get exercise, develop discipline, practice teamwork, and gain many other benefits – but sports also come with an inevitable risk of injury.
While injuries can be random and simply due to bad luck,
Being active is great for your health – until pain, injury, or fatigue slows you down. Whether you’re someone who plays some pickup sports in your spare time, goes for regular weekend runs, does CrossFit, or just loves staying active, there’s always a possibility of pain or injury putting you on the sidelines. This is one of the places where sports medicine comes into play.
The advancements of modern surgery are undoubtedly some of the most impressive in all of medicine. Advancements in knowledge, tools and techniques have led to surgical outcomes that would have seemed miraculous a century ago. In fact, we’ve become so good at performing different types of surgeries, we often forget to consider just how invasive and dangerous it truly is.
Whether from injury, illness, or surgery, pain is something we all must deal with at some point in our lives. When the pain is chronic or severe, it sometimes isn’t enough to just “grin and bear it”. Sometimes, we need something more to help us tolerate it. Unfortunately, oftentimes this means relying on medication – usually opiate-based.
Modern surgical knowledge and technology is largely considered one of the great achievements of modern medicine. Many injuries and conditions that could have been fatal in the not-too-distant past can often be dealt with through relatively common surgical procedures today. Surgery has undoubtedly provided a tremendous amount of benefit to our modern world.
As is the case with anything that provides a benefit,
Throughout our lives, our bodies go through many changes. As we move into our “golden years” most of these changes are less than desirable. Our muscles lose strength over time, which can impact our flexibility and endurance. This also puts extra strain on our joints, which can become stiffer and less flexible due to changes in cartilage,