by Dr. Tsai | Nov 20, 2020 | Soft Tissue Rheumatism
Have you ever had your finger or thumb “lock up”? Are your hands often in a tight gripping position during work or play, like driving a truck, sewing, dealing cards? If so, you may have a trigger finger or thumb. The most commonly injured body tissue is the tendon, a...
by Dr. Tsai | Nov 20, 2020 | Soft Tissue Rheumatism
For the past seven years, Jack, as we’ll call him, has been making wine in his own home. Almost daily, he carried a barrel weighing approximately 40 pounds, up and down steps several times. This never bothered him until six months ago, when he experienced pain in his...
by Dr. Tsai | Nov 20, 2020 | Soft Tissue Rheumatism
What can politicians, massage therapists, musicians, card dealers, carpenters, cooks and painters have in common? Because they use their thumbs and twist their wrists a lot, they commonly have pain at the base of the thumb or on the side of the wrist caused by...
by Dr. Tsai | Nov 20, 2020 | Soft Tissue Rheumatism
Have you been told that you have arthritis because you experience knee pain and swelling? Is your pain on the side of your knee rather than within your knee joint? If so, you may actually have pes anserine bursitis or medial or lateral collateral tendonitis. The knee...
by Dr. Tsai | Nov 20, 2020 | Soft Tissue Rheumatism
REPETITIVE MOTION – BAD FOR YOUR WRISTS! Do you perform certain motions over and over at work or at play? Do you experience numbness in your palms or fingers? Are you pregnant or taking birth control pills or hormone replacements? Do you have diabetes,...
by Dr. Tsai | Nov 20, 2020 | Soft Tissue Rheumatism
For several years, Mr. K and Mr. T. played tennis together almost every Saturday. Their friends, Mr. V. And Mr. H, who preferred golf, scheduled regular tee times. These weekly activities kept them feeling young and fit, until about the time they turned 45 and all...
