Concussion
There are many causes of loss of balance and dizziness. From an orthopaedic standpoint, the main causes are detailed here.
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Trigger Finger
Trigger finger is a condition that can occur in any finger or the thumb. The finger clicks or locks when the fingers roll up into a fist, and use is often painful.
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Thumb Base Arthritis
Thumb base arthritis causes pain and a reduction in grip strength – particularly pinch grip between the thumb and adjacent fingers.
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Finger Joint Arthritis
Finger joint arthritis symptoms are pain, stiffness of the joint and loss of function. The degree of functional loss will depend on the joint involved and severity.
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Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
This is inflammation of the tendons that shoulder the “ball and socket” shoulder joint and can cause pain and weakness on shoulder movement.
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Frozen Shoulder
This is a painful condition which results in a severe loss of motion in the shoulder because of scarring and fibrosis of the joint capsule.
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Shoulder Fracture
The humerus is the bone in your upper arm. A heavy blow or fall onto the shoulder can cause the top of the humerus to fracture.
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Muscle Spasms
Muscle spasms are a prolonged, involuntary contraction of any muscle and can commonly occur after heavy or prolonged exercise.
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