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nerve passes through this tunnel, which actually supplies feeling to the thumb, index, and ring fingers, the nine tendons that flex the fingers and also provides function for the thenar muscles...
Index Finger Cancer – An Uncanny Connection by FitBuff Brandon Patient Expert than fact, which provides a corelation between your index finger and prostate cancer (so this is only pertaining to men, of course). Your Index Finger & Cancer – The Connection As dubious as this sounds...
The reason for the swelling may be twofold. Both his work on the computer and piping may cause the repetitive stress (and strain) syndrome, which manifests as swelling and pain. The same strain on the hand may cause arthriti
Thumbs With the Fingers by Elaine E. Healthy Living Professional , does your teacher remind you, "Thumbs with the fingers"? Any time your hands are on the footbar, its for your own safety that you place the thumbs next to your fingers. There are a few reasons for this...
"TEXTING THUMBS" Soon to be Known as TWITTERING THUMBS! by Dr. David Trybus Doctor of ChiropractyHealth MavenComplimentary & Alternative Medicine . Texting thumbs is a problem that is beginning to show up in adults more prevalently.  Since the onslaught of video games, kids have complained of the sore "thumb syndrome"  leaving parents to laugh...
Power At Your Finger Tips With Hand Yoga: by Carole F. Patient Expert .   2 - Hand Yoga To Release Tension: Curl the index finger into the base of the thumb. Now bring the tips of your middle and ring fingers to the top of your thumb. The tips of your thumb ring and index...
into the arms, hands and fingers. Also, you can have a change in sensation along certain dermatomes...
Symptoms are of tendonitis. Have you been cutting any hot peppers? I had the same thing happen to the index finger on my left hand and couldn't figure it out until I realized I had been cutting a hot pepper...
Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine for Trigger Finger and Carpal Tunnel by Jeffrey Dach, MD by Jeffrey Dach MD Medical Doctor and joints, particularly in the fingers, thumbs, elbows, shoulders, knees and hips. With these changes... in synovium of tendons and joints, particularly in the fingers, thumbs, elbows, shoulders, knees and hips...
Stories About My Finger by Rayne Mazur Patient Expert you all with stories about something else. My finger. My right, index finger to be precise. I have done wild and wooly things with that finger. My mother was adamant about what I was NOT supposed...

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A burning, deep pressure, tingling, electric shock ache in my shoulder that radiates to my fingers.
The pain comes through a point in my forearm and ends in my thumb and index finger.   I am male and 53 with no serious health conditions, and work a physically demanding job.  The pain sometimes affects me when active, but is much more apparent when idle or relaxing.  The pain comes and goes...crap

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I was making. I reached for a bottle way at the bottom and my thumb and index finger touched some sticky... anything after I wiped my hands, but whatever it was got on my dark brown coat and I know on my thumb and index... my fingers. I have no visible cuts on my fingers, an I know out of the millions of things that sticky stuff...crap

I READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE NEW PROCEDURE TO RELIEVE ARTHRITIS PAIN OF THE THUMB.
HAS THIS NEW PROCEDURE BEEN TRIED ON JUST A FINGER INSTEAD OF A THUMB? DARNELLcrap

I have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. Do you have advise for fingers that hurt often?
I have had surgery on both index fingers.   They were catching and locking and very painful to use.   However, I still have the same symptoms in right index finger.   So, the dr. is suggesting another surgery to relieve the locking...is that a good idea?     My middle finger is now locking and catching...crap

do late stage alzheimers patients feel pain???
my 88 year old father recently gnawed his index finger so badly that he factured the bone and the finger had to be amputated.  he started out months ago by chewing on his bibs, shirts, towels, etc...then moved on to his fingers.  the nursing home came up with some mitts with tubing attached so he would bite...crap

Finger joint depressed. What does this mean?
I was typing away this evening and noticed my index finger on my right hand felt "funny", just kind of different. I felt the joint with my other hand and felt a depression or space in the joint.... Both of my index fingers are turned toward my little fingers bon both hands...they aren't straight anymore. I think...crap

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I had put my index finger where there was a fresh cut (Non Bleeding and 1 hour old) inside of a panty of a woman and immediately put my finger out which was used in the same day and put... dried vaginal secretion. When I put my index finger inside that panty there was no wet or moist...crap

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I was in a public bathroom and noticed I had blood on my index finger when I washed my hands after doing my business. If I inadvertently touched blood in the bathroom and then proceeded to wipe myself, could I have been exposed to hiv if the blood was hiv positive? I usually bundle up some of the toilet tissue before I wipe...crap

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Dear Dr.Frascino, I am a paramedic who was stuck with a needle on the index finger the other day. What are the chances of seroconversion and after how many weeks will antibodies show up on the elisa if I was infected? How long did it take for you to test positive after your needle stick and did you have the classic flu...crap