tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27461301897269317782024-03-12T19:04:12.963-07:00THE HAND CENTER OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTSThe only practice in Western Massachusetts exclusively dedicated to the care of the hand and upper extremity.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-74854357290732785662023-06-15T11:40:00.009-07:002023-06-15T11:53:50.830-07:00The Hand Center of Western Massachusetts Announces Relocation to Serve Patients Better
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Hand Center of Western Massachusetts Announces Relocation to Serve Patients Better
Springfield, MA - June 15, 2023 - The Hand Center of Western Massachusetts (www.handctr.com), a premier provider of specialized hand and upper extremity care, is excited to announce the relocation of its main office. Effective June 29, 2023, the Hand Center will operate from its new Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-69988153814907420552020-03-24T07:07:00.003-07:002020-03-24T07:41:17.767-07:00COVID 19 CORONAVIRUS SPRINGFIELD WARE ENFIELD FOR ACUTE AND URGENT PROBLEMS OF THE HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY
COVID 19 CORONAVIRUSOUR OFFICE REMAINS OPEN IN SPRINGFIELD FOR ACUTE AND URGENT PROBLEMS OF THE HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY.
Whether you have been seen in the ER, ED or urgent care or have a recent injury and do not wish to travel to a large hospital setting please let us assist you with your acute or urgent hand, wrist or upper extremity problem.
While we have reduced our office Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-16302796331847086162018-10-05T06:45:00.001-07:002018-10-05T06:45:10.141-07:00Dupuytren's Disease Does it get worse as the weather gets colder?
IT makes sense. Cold impairs circulation and can increase stiffness, reduce circulation and have other effects. Poor circulation or diabetes which also affects circulation can make dupuytrens worse. Smoking similarly impairs circulation and make dupuytrens worse.
Does your Dupuytrens get worse in the winter?
What is Dupuytren's disease?
Dupuytren’s disease is an abnormal Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-66323275329393052442018-05-04T09:32:00.001-07:002018-05-04T09:32:02.060-07:00WARM UP with SPRING AND PREVENT GOLF INJURIES
WARM UP with SPRING AND PREVENT
GOLF INJURIES
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-19878590387846204582017-12-09T11:12:00.004-08:002017-12-09T11:15:20.751-08:00#SnowblowerSAFETY #SNOWSAFETYTIPS
Each year hundreds of people suffer maiming or amputations of their fingers or hands due to the improper handling of snowblowers
The American Society for Surgery of the Hand would like to provide you with patient information to help you avoid these injuries during the winter season.
Injury Profile
Average age: 44 years
Sex: Male
Dominant hand — 90% of injuries
Amputations of tips of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-42906490309535996382017-11-04T12:48:00.002-07:002017-11-04T12:48:51.474-07:00Turkey Carving Safety Tips
TURKEY CARVING SAFETY TIPS
Every year, people severely cut their hand while carving a turkey. Luckily, these injuries are avoidable. Common sense knife technique combined with well establish Turkey carving tips will help to avoid problems.Follow these tips to stay safe while enjoying your Thanksgiving turkey feast:
Never cut toward yourself. Your free hand should be placed Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-52802125458060719852017-06-21T19:14:00.002-07:002017-06-21T19:14:44.052-07:00Fireworks Safety 4th of July and beyond
With the Fourth of July holiday fast approaching, experts are urging people to use caution when handling fireworks and have provided a list of safety tips to consider.
According to the latest U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission report, fireworks sent roughly 11,000 people to the emergency room over the course of the Fourth of July holiday. Of these injuries, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-61456730733294609852017-03-06T11:06:00.002-08:002017-03-09T05:47:34.988-08:00WARM UP WITH SPRING AND PREVENT INJURY GOLF INJURIES
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WARM UP with SPRING AND PREVENT
GOLF INJURIES
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-67303884383703860992017-02-08T18:48:00.000-08:002017-02-14T09:48:13.788-08:00WINTER STORM SNOWBLOWER ALERT...AGAIN
As physicians dedicated to the care of the Hand and Upper extremity we want to inform the public concerning the perils and pitfalls of improper snow blower use. Physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and therapists who deal with these injuries live in fear of the first heavy wet snow of the season. Invariably injuries are seen despite general knowledge that these injuries occur. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-56873501154245623292017-01-09T10:15:00.002-08:002017-01-09T10:15:58.916-08:00WINTER ADVISORY FROSTBITE of the FINGERS PREVENT FROSTBITE
WINTER ADVISORY FROSTBITE of the FINGERS PREVENT FROSTBITE
FROSTBITE Frostbite occurs when the skin is overexposed to extreme cold. It can occur when the temperature and/or wind chill is below 27°F (-3°C), and it typically occurs in the fingers and toes.Cases of frostbite are “typically the result of overexposure —skiers, snowboarders and climbers who don't haveUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-16023250960104295772016-09-30T17:00:00.000-07:002017-03-09T05:50:49.958-08:00Dr. Martin leaves hand surgery
Dr. Martin no longer be sees patients at the Hand Center of Western
Massachusetts. If you are a
patient of the Hand Center, we would like to assure you that your will continue to receive the utmost level of
care and attention to detail that you have come to expect.
Our plan is to offer
continuity of care for all patients at the Hand Center.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-57149141151933218032016-08-22T14:02:00.002-07:002016-08-22T14:02:20.570-07:00SCAPHOID FRACTURES OF THE WRIST
SCAPHOID FRACTURES of the WRIST
Scaphoid Fractures
What are scaphoid fractures?The scaphoid bone is one of the eight small bones that make up the “carpal bones” of the wrist. There are two rows of bones, one closer to the forearm (proximal row) and the other closer to the hand (distal row). The scaphoid bone is unique in that it links the two rows together (see Figure 1). This puts it at Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-35956956276855149592016-07-14T09:13:00.004-07:002016-07-14T09:13:56.844-07:00DUPUYTRENS CORD BREAKS WITH XIAFLEX
cord breaks one day after injection with use of local numbing agent. Resulting in full finger extension #handsurgeons #xiaflex #dupuytrens #finger
A video posted by HandMD (@handmd) on Jul 13, 2016 at 7:00am PDT
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-6742172638063257682016-07-02T11:09:00.003-07:002016-07-05T06:08:25.052-07:00#fireworkshurts keep safe this july 4th
A sobering story forgotten too fast. The Consumer Product Safety commission can issue reports such as the 2014 fireworks injury statistics, but most will never read this or see it and it will just be attributed to another tragedy that occurred to someone else. No one ever thinks they or their loved ones will have this happen to them. But it does.
Here are some of the more well publicized Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-1265013700233852242016-06-02T10:51:00.003-07:002016-06-02T10:55:05.434-07:00LAWNMOWER SAFETY: HAVE A SAFE SPRING and SUMMER
SPRING TIME reminder: LAWNMOWER SAFETY
help us to promote
Lawnmower Safety
These Injuries can be devastating to the hand ...or any part of the body that is involved.
22% of injuries involve the hand, fingers or wrist. 25% of which result in amputation
Lawnmowers should be considered potentially lethal in the hands of children.
Children under age 6 should be inside Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-44690385141417810142016-04-04T06:26:00.001-07:002016-04-04T06:26:46.963-07:00Fight Dupuytrens Disease with the IDDB and the NDB
Join NDB and IDDB research for Dupuytrens
International Dupuytren Data Bank (IDDB)
is a research project with a target of finding the cause and cure for Dupuytren Disease and related conditions. The IDDB is sponsored by the Dupuytren Foundation in partnership with the National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases. The IDDB is free for all participants, and has three phases:
Survey&Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-61673834842819693732016-03-24T11:42:00.000-07:002016-03-24T11:52:56.683-07:00WARM UP WITH SPRING AND PREVENT INJURY GOLF INJURIES
WARM UP with SPRING AND PREVENT
GOLF INJURIES
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-29295729092945534982016-02-12T07:32:00.006-08:002016-02-12T07:43:02.468-08:00WINTER ADVISORY FROSTBITE of the FINGERS PREVENT FROSTBITE
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FROSTBITE
Frostbite occurs when the skin is overexposed to extreme cold. It can occur whenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-13837370361065209722016-01-27T19:51:00.001-08:002016-01-27T19:54:41.580-08:00SPLINTS AND WRAPS FOR FINGERS, sports injury, sprains and trigger finger
THESE FINGER SPLINTS AND WRAPS ARE ITEMS THAT THE HAND CENTER CANNOT STOCK OR PROVIDE THROUGH INSURANCE PLANS BUT MAY BE VERY USEFUL.
ONLY SOME FINGER problems are treated with these, speak to your doctor before you use these. These splints and the products here are NOT medical advice
POWER SPLINTS - used for finger and sports injury, FOR INDIVIDUAL FINGERS
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-3581644268891389752016-01-21T12:57:00.001-08:002016-01-27T20:01:14.638-08:00WInter Weather Snow blower Safety Alert... JONAS and beyond
WINTER IS COMING....2016
Snow Blower Safety
Recommendations for safe use of a jammed snow blower snow blowers include: (OCD STICK)
SNOW THROWER CLEARING SAFETY STICK to clear chute
1. If the snow blower jams, immediately turn it OFF
2. Disengage the CLUTCH
3. DELAY...Wait 10 seconds after shutting of to allow Impeller Blades to stop rotating
4. Always use a STICK or Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-59273347812007719842015-12-14T13:16:00.002-08:002015-12-14T13:17:47.373-08:00Who is the owner of this famous hand?
Who is the owner of this famous hand?
Search your feelings, you know it to be true!
Click on the picture to vote and comment
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-14862504622209907252015-11-25T14:04:00.001-08:002016-01-27T19:21:50.653-08:00Help others by Participating in Dupuytren's research
Participate in Dupuytren's research
The International Dupuytren Data Bank is now live.
Independent. Crowdsourced. Massive. Free.
The biggest Dupuytren research study ever.
If you have Dupuytren disease, enroll now at
https://arthritis-research.org/join-research/joining-ndb-research-dupuytren
Dupuytren Nodules
Dupuytren Knuckle Pads
Dupuytren Cord
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-61876533074190332722015-08-22T06:35:00.002-07:002015-08-22T06:35:48.426-07:00Hand Center Patient Education
Hand Center Patient Education
Wrist Sprains
Wrist Fractures
Trigger Finger
Ganglion Cysts
Dupuytren's Disease
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Arthritis - Base of the Thumb
SEE MORE
Hand Center-Western Ma
http://www.handctr.comCaring and experienced.Call today for a free consultation.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-84173089923612080302015-07-17T09:19:00.002-07:002015-07-17T09:19:38.226-07:00Firecracker or Fireworks Injuries
Firecracker or Fireworks Injuries
With all the recent media attention on Fire works HAND injury it important to review safety tips and to remind the public that this is not a new problem. The ASSH, State Fire Marshalls, Public officlals and Health Care Personnel have been advocating for Fireworks Safety for years to try to prevent these injuries.
According to the Consumer Product Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746130189726931778.post-85069111904579110742015-07-08T08:27:00.003-07:002016-01-27T20:10:47.847-08:00Dupuytren's Disease new VIDEO UPDATE
Dupuytren's Disease
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A brief video which highlights various stages of untreated Dupuytren's. NOTE: having a small bump or nodule or even a small cord DOES NOT MEAN that this will progress. MANY DO NOT PROGRESS. This video is a composite of many patients. READ ON FOR MORE INFORMATION and for explanation of these terms.
Dupuytren's Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2