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Leading Hand and Wrist Surgeon Dr. Polatsch discusses Avocado Injuries on Inside Edition
Prominent Hand Surgeon, Dr. Daniel Polatsch, discusses the Lifetime Risk of Developing Hand Arthritis.
If you have stiff, aching fingers and hands, you’re not alone — a new study reports that 40 percent of people will be affected by the pain of arthritis in at least one hand.
Drawing on his expertise of carpal tunnel syndrome, Dr. Dan Polatsch comments on a new research study evaluating physical therapy for the treatment of this condition.
Surgery is a common approach to treat carpal tunnel syndrome. But, physical therapy may work just as well, a new study indicates.
Renowned hand surgeon Dr. Daniel Polatsch discusses two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova’s hand injury on BBC news.
How you should be holding your smartphone, according to an orthopedic surgeon
WATCH | A wrist and hand doctor explains the health risks that come with holding a smartphone the wrong way.Here’s a wakeup call for those of you poking your thumbs into your smartphones some thousands of times a day: You could be doing serious damage to your hands and wrists!
Dr. Polatsch discusses hand and wrist injuries in professional gamers.
In traditional sports like football or soccer, injuries are a common and expected thing. In professional video games however, people who are not informed on the subject might not expect gamers to get injured. Staying fit in the real world is a still a key part of remaining a champion, even in eSports.
Congratulations to Dr. Polatsch and Dr. Beldner for once again being named in New York Magazine’s Best Doctors issue out this week.
New York Hand and Wrist Center at Lenox Hill Opens
Northwell Health Physician Partners’ New York Hand and Wrist Center at Lenox Hill opened its new location at Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital located at 210 East 64th Street.
Co-directors Daniel Polatsch, MD, and Steven Beldner, MD lead this world-class hand surgery center which offers expert treatment of hand, wrist and elbow fractures, tendon and ligament injuries, sports injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Congratulations Dr. Beldner and Dr. Polatsch on being chosen as one of New York’s “SuperDoctors” which was listed in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine.
Top NYC hand surgeon Dr. Dan Polatsch discusses smartphone-related hand issues
Over the past year, cell phone users have been sharing photos of some wonky pinky fingers. The pinkies are curved or at an angle from the rest of the fingers, and users claim that the shape of their hands has changed from over-using their smartphones. A headline from an article posted today on the Daily Mail screams, “People share shocking photos showing how their hands have been left deformed by the way they hold their gadget.” Others though, including some surgeons who specialize in hand surgery, aren’t quite as convinced.
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