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8 Types of Shoulder Surgeries
Source: Verywell Health
Common types of shoulder surgeries include rotator cuff repair, total shoulder replacement, and arthroscopy for conditions like frozen shoulder or impingement syndrome. In general, these and other shoulder procedures help treat shoulder injuries by repairing or replacing cartilage, tendons and ligaments, muscles, and joints.
7 Simple Wrist Strengthening Exercises
Source: Verywell Health
Wrist strengthening exercises improve the flexibility and range of motion of your wrist joints and tendons. These easy at-home exercises benefit athletes such as boxers, gymnasts, and tennis players, as well as people at risk of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Why Is My Wrist Popping and Cracking?
Source: Verywell Health
Popping and cracking in your wrist (sometimes known as crepitus) can be an uncomfortable sensation. Reasons your wrist pops or cracks may include normal joint cracking, osteoarthritis, tendon issues, or an unstable joint.
Wide-awake carpal tunnel release may reduce costs vs. monitored anesthesia care
Source: Healio
Results published in Journal of Hand Surgery showed monitored anesthesia care for carpal tunnel release was 35% more costly compared with the wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet technique.
Why Does My Arm Hurt? Possible Causes and How to Manage Them
Source: Verywell Health
Arm pain may be caused by injuries, overuse, arthritis, and nerve problems. Most of the time, it can be treated with rest and home care, but in some cases, arm pain can be caused by a more serious condition, such as a heart attack, that requires medical treatment.
