A finger dislocation means that following an injury (usually a fracture or bone break), the bones of the finger joints are moved from their regular positions—most often in the middle knuckle of the ...

They’re built to sustain the stress, but only up to a point. As a result, repetitive use injuries and arthritis are common.

While it’s not terribly difficult to bite through arteries, tendons ... can be alerted to burning or pain. If you have to have a finger bitten off, opt for the index. “It’s relatively ...

Men, get ready to inspect the length of your index finger. Scientists have discovered that men whose index fingers are longer than their ring fingers are one-third less likely to develop prostate ...

There are conditions that deserve special consideration because their presentation may mimic pain of neck origin ... between the thumb and the index finger. This is called Froment's sign (Figure ...

Objective—To develop and test a questionnaire based instrument that would serve as an index of severity of ... giving a total of 57 symptomatic tendons and 33 asymptomatic tendons. As the presence of ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a nerve condition that occurs when the tissue around the wrist tendons swells ... provides sensation in the index and middle fingers and the thumb side of the ...

Achilles’ tendon rupture is a rupture in the lower body of an individual. This condition is characterized by a sharp pain, followed by an audible pop heard at the site of tendon rupture.

Those with ring fingers the same length or shorter than their index fingers are at most risk of a heart attack in their thirties and forties, the researchers found. The results, to be published in ...

After returning from Kyrgyzstan traumatized and wracked with guilt, Caldwell faced yet another setback when he accidentally sawed off his left index finger ... an Achilles tendon injury, forcing ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry sat out the team's preseason finale Friday because of a sprained right index finger. Curry injured his finger at practice Thursday ...

The Election Commission has decided to mark voters’ index fingers at the upcoming general election on November 14, Commissioner General of elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake said on Friday.He said that ...