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If during pregnancy you have been experiencing numbness, tingling, and burning. As well as pain, pins and needles sensation or loss of strength in your hands and fingers its possible you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It is estimated that around 25 percent of women experience Carpal Tunnel during pregnancy. It usually is most noticeable in the second and third trimesters and may extend past childbirth. [Read more…] about Carpal Tunnel and Pregnancy
Medically, this is known as stenosing tenosynovitis, Commonly referred to as Trigger finger or Trigger thumb. Tendons within your hands are held close to the bone by pulleys. When pulleys become too tight or the tendon becomes enlarged this can result in the tendon becoming stuck. If the tendon cannot glide freely, trigger finger occurs. Trigger Finger is a condition that at best is a mild irritation. At worst can cause severe pain and limitation of the fingers or thumb.
Symptoms associated with trigger finger or thumb include pain, tenderness, popping, locking or inability to fully flex or extend fingers and thumb. [Read more…] about Management of Trigger Finger