Overuse of certain muscles and tendons from constant smartphone use can cause inflammation and tendonitis, resulting in pain. Here’s how you can help. Constant smartphone use can lead to tendonitis, inflammation and pain. The thumb is mainly affected due to holding...
Do you experience hand pain whilst playing video games? Repetitive injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome or DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis may be the reason. Here’s what you can do to help. Playing video games for many hours can place an enormous amount of stress on...
Do you have tingling in your ring and small fingers? It could be because of the ulnar nerve. Let’s take a look at what the ulnar nerve is, and the conditions related to it. The hand is supplied by three main nerves, the radial, median and ulnar nerves. Each nerve...
Do you experience numbness or tingling in your thumb, index and middle fingers? This could be caused by compression of the median nerve. The Median Nerve The median nerve, comes down the front of the arm near the bicep’s muscle. It passes through the two heads of...
If you love drawing, pain in the hand or arm from repetitive motion can be very discouraging. Don’t let it hold you back! Here are 8 tips to help. You probably would not think of drawing as a high risk activity, but for artists (or people that just love to draw!) who...
