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Category Archives: Arthritis

What is your motivation to get well?

A chronic injury to your hand can be overwhelming. The immediate pain and disability with the acute injury can be explained, but what if it is ongoing. This is a difficult problem to treat, and even harder to live with. Chronic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS, RSI, reflex sympathetic dystrophy are all different names for the same problem. There are multiple causes and risk factors for developing chronic pain, and we are becoming better at identifying these early. The adage ... Read More

February 7, 2019 By Jai Sungaran in Arthritis, Hand & Wrist, Joint pain, Nerve injury, Rehabilitation, Sporting injury, trauma, Work injury

Are there any natural medicines that can help arthritis pain?

Recently there has been more discussion about the use of natural therapy for managing painful arthritis. Most patients would rather avoid an operation if at all possible, so it is important to try all non surgical options to manage arthritis pain and loss of function. Medical management begins with drugs that have the least side effects, so what better way than to consider natural therapies first. Here are some herbal remedies that have been studied for their efficacy in managing arthritis ... Read More

July 18, 2018 By Jai Sungaran in Arthritis, Hand & Wrist, Joint pain

What is that lump on my hand?

Finding a lump on your hand can be distressing for obvious reasons. If there is no real injury to the area then it is difficult to understand why the lump could occur. Fortunately the hand is a relatively uncommon area to develop a cancerous lump. The majority of lumps in the hand are benign and can be easily removed. Ganglion cysts are the most common benign lump to find in the hand and wrist. They typically develop around joints or tendons and are filled with a jelly-like fluid. They can ... Read More

June 18, 2018 By Jai Sungaran in Arthritis, corticosteroid, Hand & Wrist, Injections, Joint pain, Sporting injury, Tendon, trauma, Work injury

What’s new in hand surgery

Looking forward to sharing some exciting developments with our nursing colleagues at the Australian Orthopaedic Nursing Association (AONA) annual conference today. Hand surgery continues to advance and develop, offering better outcomes for patients. For example, we are now able to 3D print titanium mesh models of the scaphoid bone to replace native bone which is either too damaged or diseased, thereby giving patients an alternative to wrist fusion surgery. It is a reminder that we, as ... Read More

May 3, 2018 By Jai Sungaran in Arthritis, Developments, Robotics, Sporting injury, trauma, Work injury

How does Private Health Insurance affect your treatment.

There has been renewed interest in Private health insurance due to the upcoming increase in premiums as of April 1. Another reason has also been the much criticised changes by BUPA to it's health cover. But do you actually need to have private health insurance to receive treatment in Australia? The simple answer is, no. And that in itself is something we should all be grateful for. Our Health system has many flaws but the fact that every Australian has access to free health care for ANY ... Read More

March 13, 2018 By Jai Sungaran in Arthritis, corticosteroid, Elbow, Hand & Wrist, Injections, Joint pain, lacerations, Nerve injury, Rehabilitation, Sporting injury, Tendon, trauma, Work injury

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