Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a very common disease in our society which stems from repetitive stress on the hands and wrists. Over time this leads to inflammation and swelling of an area of our wrist called the carpal tunnel. The structures that run through the carpal tunnel are flexor tendons (flexes fingers and wrists)…
Cervical radiculopathy is a condition where the nerves coming from the cervical spine becomes pinched. The two most common causes of this are a bulging disc of the cerivcal spine and cervical spine degeneration (aka cervical spondylosis). A 29 year old woman consulted me for 6 months of chronic left arm/neck pain which was due…
Trigger finger (aka stenosing tenosynovitis) occurs when a finger/s get stuck when trying to straighten them. After a bit of force, the finger ‘triggers’ once it breaks the resistance that prevents it from straightening. The reason this occurs is because the flexor tendon of the finger develops a nodule. This nodule gets stuck in a…
Updated 20/01/2021: I want to share some of my insights over the years of treating shoulder pain. Subacromial bursitis or rotator cuff tear/tendinopathy on scans does not necessarily mean that is the cause of your shoulder pain. I’ve seen a lot of subacromial bursitis on ultrasounds and many of these patients have NO pain. The…
