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The numbness in your fingers and hand may be caused by pronator teres syndrome. “Whereas carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median nerve at the wrist, pronator syndrome is median nerve compression at the [...]
Stop wondering; HERE is what a doctor says causes an electric shock feeling in your arms when you lift weights. “Feelings of electric shocks are often related to nerve irritation,” says Asim S. Aijaz, MD, [...]
Pronator syndrome can cause painful symptoms in the hands and forearms that mimic carpal tunnel syndrome. Pronator syndrome is when the pronator teres muscle of the forearm presses upon the median nerve, the same nerve [...]
Jonathan Oheb, MD, compares the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome with pronator teres syndrome. “Whereas carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median nerve at the wrist, pronator syndrome is median nerve compression at the [...]
Constant muscle atrophy checking is a common experience with people who are plagued by an obsession they might have ALS, a deadly, incurable disease that results in muscle atrophy. ALS is very rare, striking about [...]
Are you a woman (or teen girl) who thinks you’d appear rude if you refused to get into a stranger’s car when he offers you a ride? There will always be women and teen girls [...]
You will damage your hearing if you keep attending Zumba classes unless you wear significant ear protection. Has it ever occurred to you, the Zumba enthusiast (either as a participant or instructor), that the volume [...]
There is a simple, painless and non-intimidating test to evaluate foot drop, which can have many causes. If you’ve been experiencing foot drop and want a medical test to evaluate this symptom, there’s a particular [...]
Have you had knee replacement surgery, and have noticed that the other leg seems to be getting bigger or swollen in appearance, even though after the first several days following the operation, it looked as [...]
Do you know the 10 reasons it's wrong to hold onto the treadmill while walking or jogging? As a former personal trainer, I have observed -- with a lot of interest -- how people use [...]
Have plantar fasciitis? Which is better: stretching or shockwave therapy? “Both therapies can be very effective and often, it’s best to do them both in tandem,” says Dr. Velimir Petkov, DPM, surgeon and sports medicine [...]
If you’re 65 years or older and have had total knee replacement surgery, you’ll need to know what the best exercises are for recuperation as well as maintenance. For older people, as well as younger, having [...]
If IBS causes hot flashes, how on earth does this occur? IBS stands for irritable bowel syndrome. It is common. So are hot flashes. Can hot flashes be caused by irritable bowel syndrome? Yes, says [...]
Did you know you're wasting your time if you hold onto the rails when "walking" backwards on a treadmill? Watch someone doing this. How does their posture look? I’m a former certified personal trainer, and [...]
Most elderly people walk on a treadmill wrong, so here are guidelines for individuals of all fitness levels for optimal, safest results. Most people 65-plus (and younger as well) do not walk on a treadmill [...]
