Our hands are indispensable to our daily lives, critical to just about every task we undertake. That’s why it’s so important to treat them with the care they deserve. In fact, 20 percent of disabling workplace injuries involve the hands, including burns, cuts, fractures, dermatitis, poisoning, nerve damage and amputation. The specific tasks you undertake, whether on…
MSA Surgeons Offer Muscle Reinnervation Procedure For Amputees
Muskegon Surgical Associates is one of only two practices in the state of Michigan that offers a procedure that can reduce phantom limb pain and improve quality of life for amputees. What is TMR? Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) takes nerves that are cut during amputation and reroutes them to surrounding muscle. Originally, TMR was developed…