The term “tennis elbow” sounds like an injury sustained only by athletes in racquet sports. However, tennis elbow is a common term for a painful condition that affects a wide variety of people. In this post, I want to help shed some light on defining...
Wrist fractures are one of the most common broken bone injuries and can happen to people of any age or state of health. This type of injury can happen any number of ways, but these fractures are most frequently associated with a fall, or a FOOSH ...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most common upper extremity nerve injury. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the compression of the median nerve in the wrist, which can be painful and reduce participation in daily activities. Usually, people experience this condition as pain, tingling, and numbness in...
Why do physical therapists treat patients with a multitude of injuries including spine, shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle (to name a few), yet we don't work with patients with hand and wrist disorders? Rather, we pass these patients off to our occupational therapy partners. Our...
