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Why are my hands always cold?

If your hands are always cold, it is due to reduced blood flow. For some people it may be physiological (normal), and resolves with an increase in core temperature. However sometimes chronic poor circulation can result in skin changes that are permanent. Our bodies keep our hands warm primarily by regulating the blood flow that travels from the heart, down the arm, all the way to our fingertips. More blood to the hands means pink, warmer hands; less blood flow means colder and sometimes ... Read More

June 4, 2021 By Jai Sungaran in Hand & Wrist

Sun safety for your hands

With the ongoing hot weather this summer, we should all be staying safe in the sun. The SunSmart message of slip, slop, slap, seek and slide protects us from skin cancer but what about those moments where you don't think you could get burnt. Such as a long drive in the sun travelling home after holidays. Or the hours fishing from your tinnie. Your hands receive just as much exposure to UVA and UVB rays during these activities and can become sunburnt quite quickly. It may not be fashionable ... Read More

January 4, 2019 By Jai Sungaran in Burns, Hand & Wrist, Skin

Can your joints predict the weather?

There's an old wives' tale that claims some people can predict storms almost before the weatherman does. Many patients say that they can feel the cold or an upcoming storm in their bones and joints. This can either be in an old injury or scar, or after surgery such as fracture fixation or joint replacement. But is there any scientific basis to these claims? Bones are covered in a layer called periosteum. This is a thin layer of tissue containing nerve endings. The periosteum is the reason ... Read More

June 18, 2016 By Jai Sungaran in Hand & Wrist, Joint pain

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