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Using Chinese Medicine Balls for Therapy Part 1 and Part [...]

Some time ago, I wrote about the benefits of using Chinese medicine balls as therapy, particularly for hand pain such as carpal tunnel or deQuervain’s syndrome/tenosynovitis of the thumb.  The practice of twisting the balls around one another, using the fingers, helps to build dexterity and restore range of motion.  Also, the weight of the [...]

What exercises can be done with Chinese Medicine Balls?
This is a question posed by Bethany in the comments, and I thought the answer deserved its own post.
Chinese Medicine Balls, or other similar-sized balls, can be used to help increase flexibility or range of motion in the hands.  The general idea is to hold both balls [...]

If your thumb is sore and swollen, there are several things you can do to loosen up and relieve the ache.
Hopefully, even if your thumb is sore, your tongue is still agile, because you might have to get it around the word Tenosynovitis. Tenosynovitis, often called Trigger finger or DeQuervain’s syndrome, is actually a swelling around the [...]