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Singapore 258499
WHAT IS MORTON’S NEUROMA? Morton’s Neuroma is a benign soft tissue mass that forms on the nerve which runs between the metatarsals and the ball of the foot. When the two metatarsal bones rub together, they squeeze the nerve that runs between them. This repeated squeezing, or repeated injury to the nerve, causes the nerve […]
WHAT IS DEQUERVAIN’S STENOSING TENOSYNOVITIS? DeQuervain’s stenosing tenosynovitis is a condition brought by irritation or inflammation of the wrist tendons at the base of the thumb. The inflammation causes the compartment around the tendon to swell and enlarge, making thumb and wrist movement painful. HOW IS DEQUERVAIN’S STENOSING TENOSYNOVITIS DIAGNOSED? Tenderness directly over the tendons […]