A new “diagnosis,” the pain caused by specific repetitive stress to the arm and hand muscles that bend the thumb is of increasing importance due to our hand-held texting devices like the Blackberry. To press the keys with the device in the palm of the hand requires flexing the tip of the thumb inward and […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain. If you missed the beginning, go back to the “Checklist of Causes.” DeQuervain’s Syndrome (stenosing tenosynovitis) can produce a very painful condition at the wrist at the base of the thumb. (Stenosis refers to the narrowing of a canal or duct, tenosynovitis to inflammation of the […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain. If you missed the beginning, go back to the “Checklist of Causes.” In my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston, I treat arm and hand pain caused by texting and computer use. The opponens muscles of the little finger and thumb are on the outsides of the […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain. If you missed the beginning, go back to the “Checklist of Causes.” In my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston, I treat arm and hand pain caused by texting and computer use. When using the computer keyboard, typing often involves reaching out to the side (abducting) with […]
This is part of a series on the causes of arm and hand pain. To see the general list, go back to the checklist of causes. The supinator and both pronator muscles are located right in the forearm. They cause pain locally and down into the wrist and thumb. The brachioradialis is a longer muscle […]
The muscles that move the arm from the shoulder are often implicated in painful conditions in the arms and hands. In my Neuromuscular Therapy practice near Boston, I find this often to be the original source of pain in the arms and the last problem spot to be corrected. Pain in the arms and hands […]
The thumb is used in virtually all activities that involve the arm and hand. The thumb muscles, both the short ones in the hand (intrinsic) and the long ones (extrinsic) that control movement from the forearm are an important source of pain. Activities like texting on cell phones with buttons or emailing on Blackberries cause […]
This is a series on the causes of arm and hand pain. There is a checklist for you at the beginning of this series. “Sit up straight!” your mother would correct you. It wasn’t only because you looked bad slumped over, she knew that it was bad for your back, probably because she suffered from […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain causes. If you missed the beginning, go back to the Checklist. Life throws a lot of curve balls at us. After all, life is a school, not a beach. In the process of learning positive things from these events, we are also challenged emotionally. Those stressful […]
This is the beginning of a series on arm and hand pain which will include thumb pain, hand pain, finger pain, wrist pain, forearm pain and elbow pain. General physiological considerations will be reviewed that affect all of these conditions and syndromes. As a Neuromuscular Therapist practicing in the Metro West Boston area, I have […]