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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Exp 16 years

I Am Using Splint How To Preserve Arm Muscle

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Dr. R.A. Singh MD

Hi, i am 22 year old female, i have been experiencing pain in my right arm starting at my shoulder going down to finger tips my whole hand will feel like it fell asleep and start aching (Dull), my arm ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. R.A. Singh ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal MD

I have been diagnosed by my GP as having a ruptured EPL tendon in thumb. Hand is in a spica splint ... thumb are twitching a lot - I think mainly the ones associated with EPL muscle. Question is - is this ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

I was diagnosed with a tarsal fracture and was placed in a walking boot and night splint and was told to return in two weeks. This splint is making my foot hurt worse tis this normal ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

I'm pretty sure my daughter broke her 2nd knuckle. It's taped and I'm getting a splint for it. Do I really need to take her to see the ortho dr? I know they don't do much besides a splint for a finger. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

said no splint just watch it for a week. 800MG of IB Proven and hot moist heat. My finger tonight was turning inward and was feeling very uncomfortable. So I bought a splint a the drug store and it feels ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Mukesh Tilgam MD

showed break had not healed. I am now in a splint except for when I am showering. Dr told me to exercise the arm when out of the splint. I am concerned because I am unable to straighten my arm... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mukesh Tilgam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Himanshu prasad MD

I am an athlete and I recently hurt my left arm. I will be in a splint for 6 weeks but do not want to lose any muscle. Is there anything I can do or eat to preserve the muscles in my arm?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Himanshu prasad ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Aida Quka MD

arm. Could this be from just being in a splint (my injury was almost 8weeks ago and have been in a ... middle finger due to a fall. Also he removed a nerve. I had numbness and a nerve pain that went up my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aida Quka ( Neurologist)
Dr.      Ramez Mohammed MD

sure what type of splint was given to the patient but he dictated 2, namely thumb spica splint and wrist cock-up splint. What type of splint is usually prescribed for this condition? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramez Mohammed ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Neeraj Kumar MD

wait that long? Arm has been in immobilizer splint for two weeks already. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neeraj Kumar ( Neurologist)