You’ve broken a fall by sustaining a lot of the impact with your hand. This injury is so common it has an acronym: a FOOSH (fall onto outstretched hand) injury. Learn how to prevent these kinds of injuries that can impact your work, home, and social life.
You’re an esports player. Have you noticed pain in your hands and/or wrists? Esports can cause these injuries. Learn about the impact on your hands and wrists caused by esports and effective treatments if you’re injured.
Falls can cause bone fractures as well as soft tissue injuries. Both types of injuries require specialized care from orthopedic surgeons. Learn more about the treatments for wrist injuries.
Are you having pain or other troubling symptoms in your hands and/or wrist? It’s possible that your computer mouse could be part of the problem. Learn more about how to resolve the issue.
You’ve had shoulder pain for a while. It’s getting difficult to raise your arm to put on your clothes. It’s a rotator cuff injury. What is the most effective treatment?
You depend on your hands to accomplish daily tasks, but lately you’ve experienced numbness in part of a hand, which is disconcerting and disabling. It’s time to see a specialist.
Your hand hurts, and you have trouble stretching out your fingers, making it difficult to accomplish many household tasks. You may have a condition called Dupuytren’s contracture. Learn about your treatment options.
Elbow pain can be disabling. If you’re having discomfort in your elbow, you may also be experiencing difficulty in everyday movements that require its use — for example, brushing your teeth. You may have tennis elbow.
A shoulder injury may have sidelined you from the sport you love, but your enjoyment of the game doesn’t have to be over yet. Here’s what you need to know about getting back in the game safely and successfully.
We hope you will join us at our 2019 Continuing Education Conference at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, GA.
If your hands and fingers persistently feel cold, even when the weather isn’t, you may have issues with your vascular system. Chronic cold fingers may be the result of decreased blood flow to your hands.
We hope you will join us at our 2019 Continuing Education Conference at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, GA.
On November 9, 2019, Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow will be hosting a day of surgery at Georgia Surgical Center on Peachtree located at 2061 Peachtree Road in Atlanta.
Do your wrists hurt after you’ve been on the computer most of the day? You could be at risk for carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful condition that results from repetitive motion of your hands and wrists. Learn about proven ways to prevent this ailment.
You don’t have to play tennis to have tennis elbow. If the outside of your elbow hurts from repetitive motion, you’ve torn tendons that must be repaired. But that doesn’t mean you need surgery. Try these other remedies first.
Recovering from rotator cuff surgery can take up to six months, and it’s easy to have setbacks. By following these simple tips, you can speed up your recovery and get back to an active lifestyle sooner rather than later.
Trigger finger is a fairly common and well-known condition affecting your ability to easily bend and straighten your fingers or thumbs. There are some warning signs and symptoms to watch for that can help you know if you are developing the condition.
On Saturday, November 10, 2017, over 30 volunteers contributed their expertise and time to provide free medical evaluation and surgical services for patients needing hand and upper extremity care in our Atlanta community.
While we tend to look at doctors like they're perfect and incapable of making mistakes, that’s just not the case. Don’t be afraid to get a second or even third opinion. Do whatever it takes to get the right diagnosis.
Let’s Go Braves! After a HURRICANE of a week, our staff had a blast soaking up the sun at SunTrust Park, the new home to our Atlanta Braves!
Dr. H. McMillan Starr, Jr., MD is now a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery.
