Can Smartphone Use Bring on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Maybe, especially for folks who spend more than 5 hours a day on their devices, study says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can Smartphone Use Bring on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
FRIDAY, June 23, 2017 -- People who spend lots of time on their smartphones may be scrolling, tapping and swiping their way to carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful wrist and hand disorder.
A small study found a link between extended use of smartphones... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 23, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Can Smartphone Use Bring on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Title: Can Smartphone Use Bring on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?Category: Health NewsCreated: 6/23/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/23/2017 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - June 23, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
5 hours on mobile increases risk of carpal tunnel syndrome
Our obsessive tapping, swiping and scrolling is causing severe pain in people's hands and wrists, researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University discovered in their latest study. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Too much texting could be a pain in the wrist, experts say
Do your thumbs need a tune-up after too much texting? Though the jury is still out on whether constant texting is linked to carpal tunnel syndrome or other problems, some doctors advise to give your hands and wrists a break. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Carpal tunnel exercises: Can they relieve symptoms?
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - June 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Opioid Use Common Even After Minor Surgery
This study shows that new chronic opioid use after surgery may be one of the most common complications after surgery,” said lead study author Dr. Chad Brummett of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
“Given that the rates of new chronic use did not differ between major and minor surgery, this suggests that patients continue to use their opioids for reasons other than the pain from the surgery,” Brummett added by email.
Addressing patients’ acute pain during their recovery from surgery may be a way to prevent them from becoming a statistic in the opioid epidemic, he suggested.
About 50 million pe...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Which Surgery Patients Don't Stop Taking Opioids When They Should?
The first time many patients in the United States take prescription opioid painkillers is following surgery. But not everyone puts away the pills: In a new study, researchers found that 6 percent of patients continued to use the drugs for at least three months after surgery.
The researchers wanted to know more about why some people continue to use the drugs while others don’t, so they looked at the types of surgery people had. But it turned out that it didn’t matter whether someone had a major operation, such as bariatric surgery or a hysterectomy, or a minor procedure, such as varicose vein removal; there was ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pavmed files for $23m private placement
Pavmed (NSDQ:PAVMU) registered for an upcoming private placement, looking to raise approximately $23.4 million, according to an SEC filing posted this week.
The New York-based company will look to float approximately 1.4 million shares of Series A convertible preferred stock at $5.95 per share and 2.5 million Series X warrants to purchase additional shares at $5.95 per share, according to the SEC filing.
In February, Pavmed said it raised $1.5 million through a private placement of Series A convertible preferred stock and Series A warrants, with funds slated to support FDA clearance of its 1st product, the PortIO intra...
Source: Mass Device - March 31, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Pavmed Source Type: news
Physical Therapy Equals Surgery for Carpal Tunnel
Conservative approach should be the first option, researcher says (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Physical Therapy as Good as Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Conservative approach should be the first option, researcher says
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rehabilitation (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - March 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Physical Therapy as Good as Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Study
FRIDAY, March 24, 2017 -- Surgery is a common approach to treat carpal tunnel syndrome. But, physical therapy may work just as well, a new study indicates.
Researchers found that physical therapy -- particularly so-called manual therapy -- improved... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 24, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Donald Trump's Budget Could Cost Money Where It Pretends To Save
WASHINGTON ― More than 100 construction workers die in a typical year in Texas ― many of them immigrants who may speak little or no English and not know their rights on the worksite.
A small, Austin-based nonprofit called the Workers Defense Project has tried to improve this situation. Sixty percent of Texas construction workers said they received absolutely no safety training before starting a job, according to a survey the group released in 2013. So the organization holds free safety training seminars in the Austin and Dallas areas, teaching workers how to avoid falling off buildings, ge...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the Body and Brain Achieve Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief via Acupuncture
Research describes how acupuncture may relieve pain in people with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) while also showing acupuncture’s effects in the brain ’s pain centers. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - March 3, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
For carpal tunnel syndrom, physical therapy may be as good as surgery
Researchers find that among patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, physical therapy and surgery achieve the same results one year after treatment. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
