A 2024 study revealed that prolonged smartphone use, around five hours daily, leads to hand pain, stiffness, and reduced grip strength in university students. Research highlights that both usage ...

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Self-reports from both cycles indicated that participants found the program useful and easy to use and were confident in performing the SARAH exercises themselves. Eight of the nine participants ...

Background Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability in older adults. Evidence of effectiveness for self-management of hand osteoarthritis is lacking. Methods In this randomised, factorial ...

There are many ways to treat Dupuytren’s contracture, including injections and surgery. But if your symptoms are mild, you may be able to manage the condition with more conservative treatment, such as ...

What is rheumatoid arthritis and what is exercise? Rheumatoid arthritis is a joint disease that frequently affects the hands and wrists. Hand exercise includes mobility, strengthening (with equipment, ...

Background - What is hand osteoarthritis and what is exercise? Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease of the joints that causes joint pain, stiffness and swelling. It may hinder people from doing what they ...

In an Instagram reel, it is claimed that hand exercise cures thyroid. The reel by samskaras_yoga is titled, "CURE YOUR THYROID NATURALLY!" and captioned as, " Stimulate your thyroid gland and balance ...

Frailty and muscle loss seem to be linked to developing the condition, too, though it can be hard to untangle whether it’s a cause or a symptom. So when we saw a video posted to Instagram by ...