When you have an aching or injured finger, you’re usually advised to keep it still while it heals. But in the real world, life doesn’t stop for a sprained, jammed, or broken finger. Luckily, finger ...

Nasal splints, also known as nose splints, are a key part of recovering from surgery on your nose. They can be worn on the outside or inside of the nose and are there to protect it and keep its shape ...

Sturdy and inexpensive, oak-splint baskets were used in almost every kitchen and barn on the old homesteads. Prized now by collectors, these plain, undecorated, utilitarian forms tended to fall by the ...

Trigger finger splints are specially designed straps that keep a finger straight and stop it from moving around and causing more pain. Trigger finger, also known as stenosing tenosynovitis, is a ...

Taking inspiration from some of the unique attributes of dragonfly wings, scientists at Germany’s Kiel University have developed a new type of splint for injured joints that offers support in all the ...

Muscle and bone tissue in the leg becomes overworked by repetitive activity and cause this condition also know as, Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Jyoti was a budding dance enthusiast, practising three ...

Children who break a wrist can heal as well in a splint as a cast, a study has discovered. The advantage of a splint is that it can be removed occasionally to wash the arm or let it breathe or scratch ...

Searches were made using the Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline, Embase, LILACS (Latin American & Caribbean Health Sciences ...

Background: Minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius are common in children and have excellent outcomes. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether the use of a ...