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The extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) is a muscle in your forearm that works in conjunction with the other muscles and tendons in your arm to help move your wrist and hand. It is in the same ...

HOUSTON — As he’s battled thumb issues off and on since 2023, Max Scherzer’s grown very familiar with the anatomy of his pollex — or digitus primus manus if you prefer. The CMC and MCP joints; the ...

MOTOR regeneration of the median nerve after transection and repair of the median nerve at the wrist occurs in only about 5 per cent of cases. The thumb is incapable of abduction and opposition with ...

This easy exercise is called the thumb stretch: Extend your thumb away from your palm while keeping the rest of your fingers relaxed. Hold this position for five to 10 seconds before releasing. Doing ...

De Quervain tenosynovitis is pain and swelling in the tendons around your thumb. Specifically, it affects the tendons of two muscles called abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. De ...

A tendon is a type of body tissue that connects muscle to bone. If a tendon becomes inflamed — painful and swollen — the condition is called tendonitis. In your hands, there are so-called extensor ...

Botulinum toxin, more popularly known as Botox, has played an increasingly larger-than-life role in American society. It is most prized for its ability to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, thus ...