When the short-term effects of surgery – such as oozing wounds and incision pain – have long faded, an unseen complication, surgical scar tissue, may be lurking beneath the skin.
Excess scar tissue, layers deep, can significantly reduce function and…
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- Spending extended periods of time at a workstation places high levels of stress on our body, especially our arms and hands. The more time we spend at our work station, the more our muscles fatigue and gravity pulls our body forward. The result is…
- No one wants a cast or a broken bone, but if you have a one, here is some important information you should know to take good care of your cast! Casts are used to protect injured bones and soft tissues. They completely encircle your limb and have a…
- Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure that allows a surgeon to look inside your joint by inserting a small tool (about the width of a pencil) into a small cut. You will be under general or regional anesthesia during this surgery. A fiberoptic camera…
- Ganglion cysts in the wrist and fingers can be very painful and limit you from doing your favorite weight-bearing activities (yoga, biking, etc.) BoulderCentre for Orthopedics & Spine can help. Ask to see one of our hand, elbow, and wrist…
- You probably have heard of hip replacements, but did you know that you have small joint replacement for your hand and wrist? Small joint replacement surgery is a procedure in which bone and structures that line the joint are removed and replaced…
- Experiencing elbow pain? It’s not just for tennis anymore! You can get tennis elbow from golf, from gardening, from hitting your elbow against a hard object, from a fall, or from other random injuries. The good news is BoulderCentre for Orthopedics…
- …the instrument becomes an extension of the body, for example, the bow of the violinist or the drumsticks of the drummer. – Schlinger, 2006. Many musicians say they “merge” with their instrument when they are playing – that they lose themselves…
- Did you know that when you pinch your index finger and your thumb together that 14 times that amount of pressure is placed onto the base of your thumb? That means that simple tasks like opening a milk jug can place 140 lbs. of pressure on…
- There is no technical diagnosis called “texting thumb,” but pain from repetitive motions, such as texting, can be treated. Random Fact: Texting Thumb Here are a few things I use my phone for each and every day: Alarm clock Texting my friends…