Stiffness, repeated pains, pins and needles, numbness… Hands with their complex anatomy are very often subject to dysfunction. They even center almost half of the cases of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities, far in front of the shoulder or elbow. “We see two types of patients: those who have pain or dysfunction after trauma such as a fracture, and those who have spontaneous dysfunction or pain.,” explains Dr. Didier Fontes, an orthopedic and hand traumatologist in Paris. When should you worry? “If the symptoms are chronic and you wake up every night with numbness or pain, then it’s time to worry about the problem.,” advises Dr. Fontes, who is also president of the French Society of Hand Surgery.
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Source: Le Figaro
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