Read More at Well+Good Have you ever washed your hands only to notice that your skin looks notably inflamed? Or perhaps when it gets cold out, you find that the skin on your hands, elbows, and other parts of your body becomes drier and drier. In either event, eczema could be to blame. “Eczema shows up on the skin as red itchy inflamed rashes, and it is important to keep your skin barrier strong to prevent and treat eczema flares,” says board-certified dermatologist Joyce Park, MD, founder of virtual dermatology practice Skin Refinery. “You can keep your skin healthy and strong by regularly moisturizing, using science-backed ingredients to hydrate and protect the skin, and by stopping the itch-scratch cycle.” In other words, when you feel the urge to itch, don’t. “The more you scratch, unfortunately, the itchier that patch of…
‘I’m a Hand and Wrist Surgeon, and These Are the Carpal Tunnel Braces I Recommend To Alleviate Wrist Pain’
Read More at Well+Good With an uptick in work-from-home, computer-based jobs, it’s no surprise that more and more people are experiencing pain of all kinds, especially when in comes to the wrist and hands. A major culprit for wrist and hand pain is carpal tunnel syndrome, which occurs when the median nerve is compressed. When this happens, you’ll like experience numbness, a burning sensation, or tingly feeling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, or ring finer. The best carpal tunnel braces, at a glance Best overall: Hely Weber, 450-LT Orthosis Wrist Titan, $43 Best budget: Mueller, Green Fitted Wrist Brace, $14 Best for sleep: Armstrong Amerika, Carpal Tunnel Wrist Brace, $18 Most breathable: Ossur, Formfit Wrist Brace, $20 Best for activity: Donjoy, Comfortform Wrist Support Brace, $19 Most adjustable: Breg, Apollo Universal Wrist Brace, $20 What causes carpal tunnel?…