Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
Dr. Tiffany Pan explains the symptoms, causes, and treatments of carpal tunnel syndrome and answers frequently asked questions.
Hand and Wrist Posts
Frightful or Fun? Halloween Safety Tips
Tips on staying safe on Halloween.
Hand & Wrist Injury Prevention and Treatment
Common hand injuries and conditions and information on treating them, plus some FAQs on hand injury prevention.
How to Avoid Injury while Gardening
Gardening is a great way to relieve stress as well as to keep the heart pumping to stay healthy. While… Read More
What to Do When You Have Been Offered Elective Surgery
While I’m a spine surgeon, the ideas I talk about in this blog post work for all kinds of surgery,… Read More
Why Icing Is Important After Surgery
After you have orthopedic surgery, you may be sent home with instructions on icing the part of your body that… Read More
What are Physical, Occupational and Hand Therapy?
When you’re referred to therapy at OrthoVirginia, you may be working with a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, or hand… Read More
Understanding Carpal Tunnel: Symptoms and Treatment
Carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median nerve in the wrist. The median nerve travels in a small tunnel… Read More
Common Causes of Hand and Wrist Pain
Carpal tunnel Carpal tunnel syndrome is known as a compression neuropathy: the symptoms are caused by the compression of the… Read More
You’re in Good Hands: A Specialist’s Guide to Common Hand Conditions
Carpal tunnel syndrome What is carpal tunnel syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome, the most common compression neuropathy, is caused by compression… Read More