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De Quervain's Disease (Thumb base pain)

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Many a times there is unbearable pain at the base of the thumb and near wrist without any injury. This could be what is known as De Quervain's Tenosynovitis. Lets understand whats DQ's disease from Expert Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Pranav Patel. DQ's Ds is a problem with tendons of thumb side of your wrist. Tendons are round string like structures which attach to muscles to bones. They are covered with a sheath near narrow areas which allows smooth gliding of the tendons. Whenever there is inflammation of the sheath, there is difficulty in movement of the tendons and thus movements become painful. Movement of the thumb is the responsibility of many muscles, of which the tendons of two muscles abductor policis longus and extensor policis brevis travel together in a tunnel near wrist at the base of thumb. Any inflammation (swelling) of these tendon sheath (cover) causes reduced gliding movement between each other and thus painful thumb movements. Its is more common in the non d

How much do you earn in 2 minutes???

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Today time is money. But do you know how much do you earn in 2 minutes? People enjoy their lavish lives with their salaries earned by hard work. Many work on project basis and many on hourly basis. Some work at two or three places to meet the ends. Everyone wants the luxury in their life and hence work hard for it. But do you know how much you earn in 2 minutes?  Life is fast and we are moving fast as well. Everyone drives his/her own vehicle and is in a hurry to save those minutes and reach in time, may it be office or home or other place. People travel from 2 kms. to 100 kms. a day for their work in vehicles owned by them or shared with colleagues or in company vehicles.  There are a lot of people who have time restrictions and hence whenever they are late there is a salary cut and hence all are in a hurry. These people know the value of time and money. Hence to reach in time they cross the traffic signals when the lights are red   "THANK GOD I MADE IT LAST SECOND" . They r

Elbow Pain (Tennis elbow) કોની નો દુખાવો

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There are a lot of individuals who have pain in the elbow even without any trauma which is long standing and sometimes debilitating. Lets talk about Tennis Elbow. એવી ઘણી વ્યક્તિ હોય છે જેમને ઘણા સમય થી કોની માં વગર કોઈ ઇજા દુખાવો થતો હોય છે. ચાલો ટેનિસ એલ્બો વિશે વાત કરીએ. What is tennis elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)? tennis elbow is a painful condition of the tendons of the forearm which occurs due to repetitive over loading and movement of wrist and arm or repetitive micro trauma. it affects the outer aspect of elbow. ટેનિસ એલબો ( લટેરલ એપીકન્ડીલાઇટીસ)  શું છે ? ટેનિસ એલબો એટલે કે કોની અને હાથ ના વચ્ચે ના સ્નાયુ નો સોજો જે પીડાદાયક સ્થિતિ છે. કાંડા અને હાથની લોડિંગ અને હલનચલન વારંવાર થવાને કારણે થાય છે અથવા વારંવાર સૂક્ષ્મ ઇજા થવાને કારણે થાય છે . તે કોણીના બહાર ના ભાગને અસર કરે છે. ટેનિસ એલબો મોટાભા ગૅ : સુથાર (વારંવાર હથોડી મારવી), પ્લમ્બર (વારંવાર પાનું ફેરવવું ), ઘરકામ કરનારી (કપડાંની વારંવાર ધોવા અને નીચોવા), Most common people who get tennis el

What is Frozen Shoulder? (ફ્રોઝન શોલ્ડર) (shoulder pain)

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Shoulder pain starts with advancing age and is more common after 50-55 years of age. Many people have pain in one or both shoulder and there is problem in movement as well which restricts daily activities. The main cause of this could be Frozen Shoulder. Understand what is Frozen Shoulder from expert Dr. Pranav Patel. W hat is Frozen Shoulder? The shoulder joint is a synovial joint. It has a layer of synovium. There is a capsule which covers the synovium. The capsule can be called as a cover to the joint. There are specific muscles which help in movement of the shoulder joint and these muscles are in close proximity to the capsule. when there is inflammation in the capsule, the capsule sticks to the adjacent muscles and the shoulder is frozen or in other words stuck. There is pain in the shoulder and movements are restricted. What are the main symptoms? Pain in the joint. Difficulty in movement of the shoulder. Difficulty in wearing shirt. Difficult to manage