Some stand out, such as muscle rigidity and contractures, and it can also cause eye irritation and dry throat. With colder air arriving, it might be a good time to switch the direction on your ...

See how this hand and finger disease affects everyday activities and how to get relief. WebMD shows you Dupuytren's contracture causes, symptoms, and treatments.

Dupuytren’s contracture is a progressive condition that affects the connective tissue under the skin of the palm and fingers. Over time, this thickened tissue can form cords that pull one or more ...

Discovery of the Interplay Between Length-Dependent Changes in Cardiac Function (Starling’s “Law of the Heart”) and Changing Myocardial Contractility: The “Family of Starling Curves” The interplay ...

Surgery on a larger hand reduces the risk of scar contracture and development of web creep, where the webbing creeps distally as the hand grows. For syndactylies of the first and fourth interdigital ...

The old drugs are associated with a number of unfortunate long-term side effects. Phenobarbital, for example, can cause Dupuytren's contracture, while phenytoin can give rise to gingival hyperplasia, ...