A healthy living blog from Marshfield Clinic Health System
Our hands are at the center of what we do every day. Because of this they are prone to injury, which can make day-to-day tasks difficult. Hand pain or…
Surgery can cause a lot of anxiety. Until just a few years ago, even surgeries done on the hand or wrist required a full anesthetic and hospital stay. Now,…
It can be as simple as a run-in with a table saw, falling on ice or cutting your hand with a knife, but how you react to a wrist…
Each finger impacts your hand’s dexterity and ability to respond to a ball or other physical contact during sports play. Too often finger injuries like mallet finger or jersey…
Carpal tunnel syndrome starts with tingling or numbness in fingers and thumb, progressing to pain. If left untreated, it can cause such severe weakness that you can’t open a…
Everyone deserves to live a quality life. Occupational therapy (OT) can help people of all ages do meaningful daily activities or “occupations” that they need and want despite a…