Dr. D. Whitney Frost, MD - Hand Surgery/Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, The Everett Clinic
This is an interview with Dr. D. Whitney Frost, MD, who is an Orthopedic Surgeon at The Everett Clinic. For a full biography of Dr. Frost, please visit: http://dwhitneyfrost.everettclinic.com/.
We're a very hand intensive society; we use our hands all day long. Especially with manufacturing, and construction, and all of those really repetitive hand intensive activities: we see things wear out, we see injuries.
I think everyone has heard about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, for example. It's a pretty common thing as people get older, and depending on the job, it's totally curable. I mean it just simply goes away; you get the pressure off the nerve and it's no longer a problem.
Trigger fingers is another thing that happens frequently; people get these fingers that catch and pop. There is also arthritis at the base of the thumb.
For more information on The Everett Clinic Orthopedics Department, please visit: http://www.everettclinic.com/Specialties/Orthopaedics.ashx?p=904.
We're a very hand intensive society; we use our hands all day long. Especially with manufacturing, and construction, and all of those really repetitive hand intensive activities: we see things wear out, we see injuries.
I think everyone has heard about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, for example. It's a pretty common thing as people get older, and depending on the job, it's totally curable. I mean it just simply goes away; you get the pressure off the nerve and it's no longer a problem.
Trigger fingers is another thing that happens frequently; people get these fingers that catch and pop. There is also arthritis at the base of the thumb.
For more information on The Everett Clinic Orthopedics Department, please visit: http://www.everettclinic.com/Specialties/Orthopaedics.ashx?p=904.
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