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Opioid Use Among Hand Surgery Patients

Opioid Use Among Hand Surgery Patients There has recently been a load of attention given to opioid use and abuse in the United States.  There is evidence that most patients are being given a lot more medication than they have required to treat potential postoperative pain.  In a large study…

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So you think platelet-rich plasma (PRP) will help your arthritis

So you think platelet-rich plasma (PRP) will help your arthritis Fly-by-night marketing attempts even occur in medical field! For the past 20 years there has been a plethora of questionable studies suggesting that possibly hyaluronic acid originally derived from rooster comb could benefit arthritic joints (sold as Synvisc, Hyalgan and…

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Raynaud’s Syndrome

Can the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome eliminate Raynaud’s? Is it related to carpal tunnel syndrome? These are both good questions. They have been addressed by a few clinicians over the years with progressively better reviews. Raynaud’s phenomenon, constriction of the blood vessels in the hands, can be painful resulting…

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Are We Ever Really The Same After an Injury?

Are We Ever Really The Same After an Injury? The statement is often made by patients I see that “I know I’ll never be the same as I was before the injury”. This is usually not a correct assumption. Though there is not an absolute relationship between stage of disease…

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