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Management of Trigger Finger

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Trigger Finger and Trigger Thumb

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?

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

Injury Prevention for Weekend Warriors

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If you’re a weekend warrior, you need to know about injury prevention

Weekend Warrior Injury Prevention

The key to successful exercise is injury prevention.  Do you work way too many hours during the week?  Life often gets so busy that exercise gets put on the back burner.  You try to make up for a week’s worth of inactivity in one or two days on the weekend.  Thus, you become a weekend warrior.  Your intentions are good.  Getting exercise during the weekend is certainly a positive since exercising even 1-2 times per week can help reduce your risk of heart disease and heart attacks.

HOWEVER,

This sudden burst of activity after sitting in front of a computer all week can trigger musculoskeletal injury or strain. This will keep you from exercising at all!  You become more susceptible to injury because the level of physical activity required to participate in recreation is not maintained during the week. [Read more…] about Injury Prevention for Weekend Warriors

Welcome to Optimize Therapy! A New Clinic for Physical Therapy and Hand Therapy

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Grand Opening of Our New Physical Therapy and Hand Therapy Clinic Servicing the Maple Lawn Community

If you are suffering from pain, injury or weakness, we can help. Join us as we launch our office and services for the communities of Maple Lawn, Fulton, Laurel and Columbia, Maryland!  We will be offering Physical Therapy and Hand Therapy along with other services such as personal training and pain relieving technologies.

During our Grand Opening, we will be offering free screenings, self-help tips and resources, and much more.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Physical Therapy and Hand Therapy
New Physical Therapy and Hand Therapy Clinic!