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A: Trigger finger or thumb can be a painful condition ... therapist very quickly who can assess you and offer treatment. Sometimes using a splint to allow the thumb/finger to rest can be helpful ...

Nonsurgical treatments for trigger finger include: Resting the finger Putting on a splint Steroid injections Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Stretching exercises In severe cases, surgery may ...

Common in young sportstars who play too much sport. England bowler James Kirtley suffered from it during the summer and many footballers such as Andrew Cole have been temporarily laid off with it. And ...

Baylor Medicine offers the Graston Technique® for injury treatment and rehabilitation. This remarkable procedure allows us to detect and treat areas of “scar tissue” or adhesions in muscles, tendons ...

Trigger Finger Treatment: An Outcomes Study (2008), Grant - American Hand Therapy Foundation (AHTF) Lewis, E.S. (Principal) Novel Material for Conformable Splints (2006), Grant - NIH SBIR ...

This column describes how to stabilize pelvic limb fractures in small birds by applying a simple, inexpensive and beneficial tape splint. The tape splint technique can be used effectively in birds ...

Trigger Finger Treatment: An Outcomes Study (2008), Grant - American Hand Therapy Foundation (AHTF) Lewis, E.S. (Principal) Novel Material for Conformable Splints (2006), Grant - NIH SBIR Lewis, E.S. ...

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Are your runs causing painful shin splints? Here’s how to treat and prevent them, so you can continue running. Alex says that shin splints are a relatively non-serious injury, but do require ...