https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/home-wav daily 1.0 2025-05-08 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/infection daily 0.75 2018-10-08 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/injury daily 0.75 2018-08-21 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/lump daily 0.75 2019-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529518992236-0SP99NMHDQZS7O0IQ93A/252048573.jpg Lump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529518818186-A7TLZT98ECHPPBTPQRKX/856991845.jpg Lump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529518451778-2XLXTYNU7RKS0N4OGLTI/8583778.jpg Lump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529518898192-1BICQ4BSA14BO8NUHEX9/783376672.jpg Lump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529518571632-GT33WDSNNNKR08A6C8JX/7455058_orig.jpg Lump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529518419361-8DNV3CX8GMP3GGE9UAXV/1462881533.png Lump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529519653171-ZURB65N2JUS49WCE8F97/911699383.jpg Lump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529518719491-DXV124VBXM4569O35FSY/402829198.jpg Lump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529519674136-6KZY7JH7T5STFM1SI4JP/255269218.jpg Lump https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/numbness daily 0.75 2018-07-28 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/pain daily 0.75 2022-07-08 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/about-this-site daily 0.75 2018-11-15 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/infection-of-the-nail-fold daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529276954649-7ODL3IC7DDMYGW3OWB9X/137977663.jpg Infection of the Nail Fold https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/infection-of-the-pad-of-the-finger-felon daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529277216073-CZNRB7P305002D82VCLB/150406179.jpg Infection of the Pad of the Finger (Felon) https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/infection-of-the-tendon-sheath-septic-flexor-tenosynovitis daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529277507244-AJMXHUIE2NZAFDCC2Y80/5890337_orig.jpg Infection of the Tendon Sheath (Septic Flexor Tenosynovitis) https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/abscess daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529277346436-T9DPT79TR0E3M2YGTHMO/331706437.jpg Abscess https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/septic-olecranon-bursitis daily 0.75 2018-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529277634884-9OM3SI7XCUVZLDCU3EAM/296935934.JPG Septic Olecranon Bursitis https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/carpal-tunnel-syndrome daily 0.75 2024-07-21 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/cubital-tunnel-syndrome daily 0.75 2023-02-10 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/cts-causes daily 0.75 2023-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529678813738-NEGLNX1O8QIVJQZEJFBE/2127150.jpg CTS Causes The tunnels in your arm hold the nerves and tendons in place. (Click for a larger image). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529678780249-AIPPQGRUJRX8AGO90AQS/1459176868.png CTS Causes The rings hold the line in place. https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/pain-and-carpal-tunnel-syndrome daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/pain-diagnostic-tool daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/symptoms-of-cts daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/treatment-of-cts daily 0.75 2018-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529433455702-76FSTJH0JSSSNL96TDA8/8463257_orig.jpg CTS Treatment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529433420413-JH26HB2NIU9GPN58S0J5/4337558.png CTS Treatment https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/median-nerve daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529434555436-PZA99ENH9GP5WT9DLAX6/3467980_orig.gif Median Nerve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529434516507-ZONTWQ444GNFHXHIDEXU/3480749_orig.jpg Median Nerve https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/repetitive-strain-injury daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/larger-image-cts daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529435605498-0GRXPCWN9JA3R1G2TCFN/3754429_orig.jpg Larger Image CTS The tunnels in your arm hold the nerves and tendons in place. The carpal (or wrist) tunnel is formed by an arch of bones and a ligament. A tight tunnel puts pressure on the nerve. The nerve starts to work less well over many, many years. https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/arthritis daily 0.75 2018-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529465639132-2SSHHN4QRRB3O5OSG5KM/dscn1172_3.jpg Arthritis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1539013589193-OGGZPQXZZ9MTPFV8TCRF/enlargement-at-base-of-thumb.jpg Arthritis https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529467177358-RHGGR1I97KAVVDHV4JWL/dscn1172_2_orig.jpg Arthritis of the Fingers https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/arthritis-of-the-base-of-the-thumb daily 0.75 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529467691671-T4ZIQWGQEMXMOJW9DV80/enlargement-at-base-of-thumb_1_orig.jpg Arthritis of the Base of the Thumb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529467760902-0CT4COBY8TP7EFNXF1PF/thumb-splint_1.jpg Arthritis of the Base of the Thumb https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/trigger-finger daily 0.75 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529470151284-JJAG7NS1II51LHIMMQ5O/tf-2_orig.png Trigger Finger Trigger finger. Notice the swelling (bump) on the tendon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529470059422-603VH9ZQVMI40BIJ1UDK/trigger-finger.png Trigger Finger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529470099514-UA0RVZBB3F8YOFWR2BGM/tf-1_orig.png Trigger Finger Normal Finger. The rings are called pulleys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529470013180-N6VEBWX5RVA1DTXYPBOO/fishing-rod_1_orig.png Trigger Finger https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/numbness-diagnostic-tool daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/cts-what-can-i-expect daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/ganglion-cyst-1 daily 0.75 2018-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529520752083-W43F2V3QFK00UEOYX23D/765909306.jpg Ganglion Cyst Sutured wound immediately after ganglion excision https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/de-quervian-tendinopathy daily 0.75 2022-07-08 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/osteoarthritis daily 0.75 2019-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529520962013-Y6ETBWCEHGYOUW7Z67E8/1462932414.png Osteoarthritis https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/dupuytren-disease daily 0.75 2019-01-23 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/intersection-syndrome daily 0.75 2018-08-13 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/medial-epicondylitis daily 0.75 2022-07-08 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/olecranon-bursitis daily 0.75 2018-08-02 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/lateral-epicondylitis daily 0.75 2022-07-08 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/distal-biceps-tendinopathy daily 0.75 2018-10-08 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/ruptured-muscle daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529525889241-Q8E9QDYRWCXK2VJ5T69T/145909878.jpg.png Ruptured Muscle Distal biceps rupture usually presents as pain and bruising after a pop when the arm was forcibly straightened. There is often less deformity than with proximal biceps rupture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529525721694-Q6JH3IIBYLO0205QSUWX/681021515.jpg Ruptured Muscle Note the more prominent muscle on the injured side (arrow). Most of the muscle in this area is the brachialis, not the biceps. https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/rotator-cuff-tendinopathy daily 0.75 2018-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1539016122215-QKA80MC9O1GC9GVLOZJ2/Rotator+cuff+defect.jpg Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Starting on top, this cuff of tendons thins and can develop a hole or defect with age https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529526675214-GC681X67C4GUKT0R7D4F/bald-spot-and-greying.jpeg Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy A useful analogy is the greying and thinning of the hair on a man's head https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1539016155627-PKOA1JL1E91QKHM4I8MT/rotator-cuff-muscles_orig.jpg Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy The muscles that rotate the shoulder form a cuff of tendons over the head of the humerus https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/minor-injuries daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2018-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1539013150228-03U9AIAARRH5XSCCCHDX/1463312928.png Crushed Fingertip Sometimes a piece of the fingeritp is lost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534849111200-CKDBCHE0O4CRCB4OI7LV/913676329.jpg Crushed Fingertip A little blood under the nail is unlikely to benefit from treatment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534849148155-60JFGHAIZUC9ELZ1JGM4/1463312459.png Crushed Fingertip When there is also a wound, more things can go wrong https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/droopy-fingertip daily 0.75 2018-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534849425516-MBEYO7SGZXMYVO63N2D5/1463314503.png Droopy Fingertip Mallet finger: when the fingertip doesn't straighten after an injury https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534849522775-GRX3L8A8V3886AEWJBJV/1463314149.png Droopy Fingertip The joint has slid out of place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534849470842-VUL7RR72RBOCA4AVHJD7/1463313565.png Droopy Fingertip Sometimes the tendon detaches with a small piece of bone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534849445713-ZTL3MXI4SSQ4BECP1DNO/1463314546.png Droopy Fingertip This is due to rupture of the last bit of tendon that pulls the finger straight https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/finger-sprain-or-dislocation daily 0.75 2018-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534849958335-UKLAKRC9CQTO3SEWZ5AS/1463315523.png Finger Sprain or Dislocation For a sprain, an x-ray is usually normal. Sometimes there is a small fleck fracture (volar plate avulsion) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534850021213-6LV8UUAUG4E6FMN13XJJ/4903564.jpg.png Finger Sprain or Dislocation A dislocation is a severe sprain. The joint is out of place and the finger crooked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529633194766-SEI62K2PYHU7T8WFTXAQ/695228531.jpg Finger Sprain or Dislocation The middle joint (proximal interphalangeal joint) is swollen after a sprain. https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/punching-injury daily 0.75 2018-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534850323671-X5PNXAU1KTQVH6BM1VSA/472434956-2.jpg Punching Injury This heals with full function in spite of some deformity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534850234283-IXH6GSF9LE7JECF4WWY5/4560065_orig.jpg Punching Injury Note the break of the small finger metacarpal bone near the joint https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/sore-wrist daily 0.75 2018-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529634906450-69QDQ6VSP2ORCB491LTP/7117953_orig.jpg Sore Wrist Fracture of the Distal Radius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534850936962-6X4DECREVJC8JS8EF4E9/436847682.jpg Sore Wrist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1534850912390-JCEC7YS188YAXXD4TQVK/3082622.jpg Sore Wrist https://www.itsanarmproblem.com/new-page-3 daily 0.75 2018-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b23cf2de17ba33cf5330c40/1529635261035-R6R92IXMMPWXNGMUDNK1/236365965.jpg Sore, Stiff Elbow After A Fall Sometimes the fracture isn't seen on xray. 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