There is nothing worse than experiencing a wrist injury while working out. After all, your wrists play a crucial role in nearly every strength training movement, from repeated lifting of barbells, dumbbells, and kettlebells to supporting your body weight during push-ups, gripping a pull-up bar, and everything in between. Perhaps this injury is more aggravating […]

For years, Reece* took pride in never experiencing hand pain. It didn’t matter how many articles he wrote, countless notes he scribbled, or long hours he spent hacking away at his keyboard—his hands never let him down. That is, of course, until he noticed a persistent ache and occasional stiffness in his right hand last

Many of us are blessed to use our hands for everything without pain, limitations, or cause for concern. If we want to grab a coffee cup from the cupboard, prepare something to eat for breakfast, type an email, plant flowers, or lift weights at the gym, we do it without thinking twice about the action

As a former semi-professional boxer and retired construction worker, Manny* has fractured, dislocated, and overused his powerful hands more times over the years than he cares to admit. Yet, while he looks back on those unfortunate breaks as part of living a competitive lifestyle, he can’t help but be at his wits end with unrelenting

The last thing anyone expects is to experience an arm, wrist, finger or hand injury or other musculoskeletal issue at work. Sadly, recent statistics show that roughly one million workers per year in a variety of public and private sectors are treated in an emergency room for acute and traumatic hand injuries due to job-related

Thousands of children throughout North Texas are headed back to school this month. It’s an annual event celebrated by teachers, parents, and yes even students. Unfortunately, back-to-school season also brings an increased threat of hand injuries. Accidents of all types and severity naturally tend to spike after the start of school, with more than 3.5