My FiveFingers

70,630. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, that is the number of drug-involved overdose deaths in the United States in 2019. With such a high number of Americans dying every year from opioid addiction, there is unquestionably a need for further support systems to prevent addiction and abuse.  However, a new study reports […]

A back strain is an injury that can truly disrupt the day-to-day life of sufferers, as it frequently causes pain when performing everyday tasks. Back injuries such as strains are some of the most common of all injuries, ranking behind only headaches in terms of the complaints that healthcare providers receive most often according to […]

A sprained shoulder can be a long and drawn-out injury to deal with as you are forced to use your shoulder for so much everyday movement. The trick is to understand what your shoulder needs to recover and providing it with time for rest and healing. To do this, you’ll need to know how it […]

A strained groin or a pulled groin is an injury resulting from too much stress to the inner thigh muscles or groin muscles. When these muscles — the adductor muscles —  are tensed forcefully from running, jumping, or similar physical activities, they can be overstretched or even torn.  This can be a painful injury that […]

Having any sort of sprain is uncomfortable and not ideal, and having a sprained thumb is right up there as one of the most annoying types of sprains. You use your thumbs for everything, to button your pants, wash your hair, cook dinner, hold a pencil, etc. So if you have sprained your thumb, you […]

Pulling a hamstring is quite painful, but the good news is that most hamstring injuries are easily treatable. Often times they are treated with rest, ice, and over-the-counter pain medications. Rarely surgery will be needed to repair a hamstring muscle or tendon. Chances are, the more active you are, the more likely you are to […]

If you’ve suffered from an injury before, chances are you’ve hurt your wrist in some capacity. Whether you’re an athlete or not, sprained wrists are one of the most common injuries for people to experience as we naturally tend to stick our arms out to break a fall. A wrist sprain occurs when there is […]

It’s happened to all of us at least once or twice – we misstep during a run or land in an odd position from a jump and end up straining or pulling a calf muscle in the process.  While typically not the most serious of injuries to face, a pulled muscle can still be a […]

I remember exactly what happened the day I broke my toe. I was walking down my hallway barefoot when I stubbed my pinky toe so hard against a door frame that I saw stars. I hobbled back to my bedroom and refused to look at the damage for hours. If you’ve ever stubbed your toe […]

Sprained ankles are painful, but they’re not at all uncommon. In fact, over 3 million Americans each year experience this condition. An ankle sprain occurs when a person’s foot rolls inward or outward at an unnatural angle. The ankle joint has several tough bands of tissue called ligaments which connect bones and cartilages to one […]