For carpal tunnel syndrome, 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
Acupuncture Can Ease Wrist Pain of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Acupuncture produced changes in the brain and nerves that produced lasting relief from wrist pain. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Acupuncture Wrists Brain Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Alternative and Complementary Medicine Pain Source Type: news
Physical therapy proves as effective as surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome
(JOSPT, Inc. d/b/a Movement Science Media) Physical therapy is as effective as surgery in treating carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a new study published in the March 2017 issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic& Sports Physical Therapy ® (JOSPT ® ). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 2, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Pavmed announces upcoming exchange offering
Pavmed (NSDQ:PAVMU) today announced an upcoming registered exchange offering, looking to make its common stock exchangeable for units.
Each unit in the offering from the New York-based company will be comprised of a share of common stock and a newly issued warrant, which will be exercisable for a share of common stock at an exercise price of $6 per share.
The company said the exhcange is being structured “to reward existing holders of our securities and to provide incentives for long-term ownership of our securities by both existing and new investors,” according to a press release.
New warrants offered in the ...
Source: Mass Device - February 23, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Pavmed Source Type: news
Numbness and tingling in the hands could be THIS common syndrome - linked to arthritis
ARTHRITIS could be causing carpal tunnel syndrome - a common condition which causes a tingling sensation and numbness in the hands and fingers. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Black Women Face Devastating Losses If Obamacare Is Repealed
Bianca Adams worked part-time jobs as a spa professional, sometimes juggling two or three at a time, for years. But none of them offered her insurance, which meant that the 47-year-old with diabetes often went to the emergency room for care.
“I was one of those people that had to go to the emergency when my blood sugar got too high and I needed fluids,” Adams told The Huffington Post. “There was really no one managing my health at that point.”
When her Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act began in 2014, Adams, who has been disabled with severe knee problems for 25 years, under...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PAVmed raises $1.5m in private placement
PAVmed Inc. (NSDQ:PAVMU) said today 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 intraosseous infusion system.
The New York-based company said it is hopeful for for FDA 510(k) clearance for the PortIO by the end of the 2nd quarter of 2017. PAVmed said it also plans to file a 510(k) premarket notification submission for its 2nd product, the CarpX percutaneous system for the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, during the 2nd quarter.
“The strong investor interest in our compa...
Source: Mass Device - February 2, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Pavmed Source Type: news
Kerry Godliman's pregnancy problem was crippling HAND PAIN
The Channel 4 actress from Ealing developed carpal tunnel syndrome during her pregnancy. It made driving and coping with everyday life very painful, and she ended up needing wrist surgery. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
My pregnancy nightmare was crippling HAND PAIN
The Channel 4 actress from Ealing developed carpal tunnel syndrome during her pregnancy. It made driving and coping with everyday life very painful, and she ended up needing wrist surgery. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Not Carpal Tunnel, but Tendinitis
Title: Not Carpal Tunnel, but TendinitisCategory: Doctor's& Expert's views on SymptomsCreated: 4/24/2000 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/10/2017 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - January 10, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What Home Remedies for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Are There?
Carpal tunnel syndrome can cause numbness and pain in the hand and stems from a problem in the wrist. Find out some tips for coping with this syndrome. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Broken shoulder leads to carpal tunnel syndrome surgery study
(Vanderbilt University) After injuring his shoulder, a psychology professor collaborated with his orthopedic surgeon on a study to see how quickly patients regain their typing speed after carpal tunnel surgery. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Appropriate Use Criteria Issued for Managing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Knee Osteoarthritis (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has issued two new sets of appropriate use criteria — one for the management of … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AAOS Board approves treatment criteria for carpal tunnel syndrome and knee osteoarthritis
(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors has approved new Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome and the surgical management of osteoarthritis of the knee. The AUCs provide specific diagnostic criteria, complementing and building upon the clinical practice guidelines 'Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome' and 'Surgical Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee.' (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Albany Med and its new affiliates search for ways to improve services, control costs
What is the most efficient way to provide carpal tunnel surgery and physical therapy?
Which hospitals are best suited to perform neurologic and cardiopathic procedures?
Is there a better way to coordinate spinal procedures and after care?
Those are some of the big questions Dr. Steven Frisch will be sorting out over the next few years as Albany Medical Center continues to expand its reach with new affiliations with Saratoga Hospital and Columbia Memorial Health.
Frisch is the senior executive… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 4, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Robin K. Cooper Source Type: news
