A shoulder doctor is essentially an orthopedic physician who specializes in the diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of musculoskeletal conditions and injuries affecting not only the shoulder but of the entire upper extremity—the hand, wrist, fingers, arm, and elbow. While many shoulder problems can be handled by your primary care physician, they will most likely refer […]
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Surgery For Shoulder Dislocation: What You Need to Know
Your shoulder helps accomplish many of your daily tasks. Sadly, because of its complex structure and range of motion, this joint can sustain injury, such as dislocation, more easily than you may think, and you could end up needing surgery. Let’s take a closer look at this procedure performed by your shoulder surgeon in Maryland. […]
Painful Signs of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Your hand surgeon in Lutherville, MD, sees many cases of carpal tunnel syndrome, or CTS. Patients often complain of pain, poor hand function, and more. Without treatment, this common hand condition worsens over time. Here are the painful signs of carpal tunnel syndrome and how your hand specialist can help. Signs of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome […]
Tips for Avoiding Hand Injuries
Albeit hand injuries aren’t necessarily life-threatening, they can render you incapable of carrying out your day-to-day tasks. They can also take long to heal given the fact that the hand is always mobile. If the injury involves a cut, the wound can open up and put you at risk of complications. Whether at work or […]
Reasons Why Shoulder Injuries Are So Common
Among all of the joints in the human body, the shoulder is gifted with the most flexibility and greatest range of motion, allowing for a wide variety of movements, such as flexion, extension, neutral and horizontal abduction, neutral and horizontal adduction, neutral and horizontal internal rotation, among others. Such amazing flexibility and mobility, however, are […]
