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08/04/2019

6 innovations from Future Healthcare 2019.

Medical News Today attended the Future Healthcare 2019 conference and exhibition. Here, we outline a handful of the innovations that piqued our interest.

04/04/2019

How to treat Carpal tunnel syndrome?

Non-surgical treatments include the use of splints, especially at night, and steroid injection into the carpal tunnel. CTS occurring in pregnancy often resolves after the baby is born.

Surgery is frequently required. The operation involves opening the roof of the tunnel to reduce the pressure on the nerve (see diagram: the roof of the carpal tunnel is called the flexor retinaculum). The most common method involves an incision over the tunnel at the wrist, opening the roof under direct vision. In an alternative keyhole method (endoscopic release) the roof is opened with instruments inserted through one or two small incisions. The outcomes of the two techniques are similar and your surgeon can discuss the most appropriate method. The surgery may be performed under local anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia (injected at the shoulder to numb the entire arm) or general anaesthesia.

03/04/2019

What is Carpal tunnel syndrome?

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a condition where the median nerve is compressed where it passes through a short tunnel at the wrist. The tunnel contains the tendons that bend the fingers and thumb as well as the nerve (see diagram). CTS commonly affects women in middle age but can occur at any age in either s*x. CTS can occur with pregnancy, diabetes, thyroid problems, rheumatoid arthritis and other less common conditions, but most sufferers have none of these. CTS may be associated with swelling in the tunnel which may be caused by inflammation of the tendons, a fracture of the wrist, wrist arthritis and other less common conditions. In most cases, the cause is not identifiable.

31/03/2019

Every Sunday morning hundreds of residents of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa's get together in Meskel Square for a collective workout.

Every Sunday hundreds of residents get together in the capital Addis Ababa to get fit together

30/03/2019

Artificial intelligence is a great way to analyse complex medical data. Scientists are even trying to predict mortality.

Newly published research compares the accuracy of machine learning algorithms in predicting mortality with that of conventional mathematical models.

30/03/2019

Here are some ideas on helping you stay active at workplace👍🙂

Do you have a desk-based job and struggle to find the time to be active during the day? We have some top tips to help you stay active at work.

29/03/2019

Limbering up before and stretching after exercise might seem sensible, but there are some other more surprising ways of improving your performance.

29/03/2019

Please support Frances Baveystock Dewar, a violinist and a mum of two, looking to have a radical, life-extending surgery in the US, which isn't available in the UK. Please read her story and donate if you can.

I'm raising money for radical, life-extending surgery in the US that isn't available in the UK.

29/03/2019

What are the most common tennis injuries?

Two-thirds of tennis injuries are due to overuse and the other one-third is due to a traumatic injury or acute event. Overuse injuries most often affect the shoulders, wrists, and elbows.

28/03/2019

Love tennis? Here's some advice from tennis experts on improving your game.

The Tennis Lifestyle One thing I have learned in my Tennis experience is that Tennis and rushing don’t go together that well. You probably noticed that there is a lot of thinking involved in Tennis. The worst thing that you … Continue reading →

28/03/2019

Spending time in a ski town but you cannot ski due to an injury? Read this article.

Trying, and failing, to avoid all mentions of snow while recovering slowly

27/03/2019

What do you do if your child does not share your love of skiing? Here's one mum's experience.

Teach your kids how to ski, but don’t try to make them into something they’re not.