Health Tip: Tingling in Your Fingers?
-- Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when a nerve is compressed in the wrist.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons mentions these symptoms:
Pain, numbness, tingling and burning that most often affects the ring, middle and index fingers.
A... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic doctors' startup lands funding for carpal-tunnel fixer
A med-tech startup with Mayo Clinic ties that's developing a knife for carpal-tunnel surgery has raised about $425,000 in funding, according to documents from the state of Minnesota's angel-investor tax credit program.
Two Mayo physicians — Dr. Darryl Barnes and Dr. Jay Smith — and Aaron Keenan co-founded Rochester, Minn.-based Sonex Health in 2014. The company developed the SX-One MicroKnife tool for performing carpal-tunnel release surgery. That procedure reduces pressure on nerves in the… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 29, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Katharine Grayson Source Type: news
A sugar jab could be a new way to ease the pain of carpal tunnel syndrome
Researchers from Taiwan believe a sugar injection can help banish carpal tunnel syndrome, which is when a nerve becomes trapped or compressed at the wrist, causing chronic pain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for July 14, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
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5. Endotronix raises $32m Series C for wireless heart monitor
Endotronix said today that it raised a $32 million Series C round for the wireless heart monitor it’s looking to commercialize.
Participants in the round included exi...
Source: Mass Device - July 14, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news
Pavmed eyes Q4 FDA submission for PortIO vascular access device
Pavmed (NSDQ:PAVMU) said today that it’s planning to submit an application for FDA clearance for its 1st product, the PortIO long-term implantable vascular access device, during the 4th quarter.
New York City-based Pavmed said the PortIO device is in the verification and validation testing phase, the final stage of pre-submission testing. The company has 4 other devices in development: The Caldus line disposable tissue ablation devices, including renal denervation for hypertension; the CarpX percutaneous device to treat carpal tunnel syndrome; the NextCath self-anchoring short-term catheter; and the NextFlo disposab...
Source: Mass Device - July 14, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Vascular Pavmed Source Type: news
The times, they are a-changin’ (and bringing new syndromes)
When are symptoms due to a medical condition, and when are they just a part of life? That’s the question that came to mind as I read about “computer vision syndrome.”
So, what is a syndrome, anyway?
Before considering the health hazards of working long hours in front of a computer screen, it’s worth asking what a syndrome is. In medicine we often use the word syndrome to describe a group of features, such as symptoms, examination findings or test results, that tend to occur together but without a clear enough understanding of their cause to be considered a specific disease.
Some syndromes are described by the part ...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - July 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Behavioral Health Eye Health Source Type: news
Electroacupuncture Helped Ease Carpal Tunnel in Study
But experts say finding is preliminary, didn't include a control 'sham' treatment
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Acupuncture, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Electroacupuncture Helped Ease Carpal Tunnel in Study
Title: Electroacupuncture Helped Ease Carpal Tunnel in StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/7/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/8/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - June 8, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Study: Electroacupuncture helped ease carpal tunnel
Randy Dotinga, HealthDay News Preliminary research shows an electrical form of acupuncture could become a useful treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Adding Electroacupuncture to Splinting for Carpal Tunnel PainAdding Electroacupuncture to Splinting for Carpal Tunnel Pain
Combining electroacupuncture with splinting may help relieve pain from chronic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), according to a new trial. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - June 8, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Electroacupuncture Helps Ease Carpal Tunnel: Study
But experts say finding is preliminary, didn't include a control 'sham' treatment (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Electroacupuncture Helped Ease Carpal Tunnel in Study
TUESDAY, June 7, 2016 -- Preliminary research raises the possibility that an electrical form of acupuncture could become a useful treatment for the common wrist overuse condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome.
In the study, electroacupuncture... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 7, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Electroacupuncture may help relieve pain from carpal tunnel syndrome, shows randomized controlled trial
Electroacupuncture combined with nighttime splinting may help alleviate pain from chronic carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a recent randomized controlled trial. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 6, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Health and Technology: What You Should Know
We are pioneers in a new world -- the digital world. As we seek to plant flags on new tech summits, it is important to be aware of the health risks involved in navigating this unknown and rocky terrain. Technology-induced accidents notwithstanding, the gadgets have already produced a variety of physical and mental maladies among the general public, which have been unknown or hitherto restricted to specific occupations.
Living and working in the digital world entails long hours of sitting in one position, and requires movement of no part of the body other than the fingers. Such sedentary lifestyle is known to cause metab...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for April 29, 2016
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5. Hill-Rom slides on Q2 revenues miss
Hill-Rom shares took a hit today after the company reported that fiscal 2nd-quarter sales missed expectations despite the contribution of new acquisition Welch Allyn.
Chicago-based Hill-Rom s...
Source: Mass Device - April 29, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news
