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Arm and Hand Remedies

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Updated May 11, 2006

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Click on a arm or hand condition below to learn about natural remedies and alternative therapies for that condition.

Athlete's Foot

Athlete's foot is a fungal infection that affects the foot or hands. It can cause itching, stinging, burning, dryness, blisters, and nail deformity.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a condition characterized by recurrent pain, numbness, and tingling in the fingers or hands-especially the thumb, index, middle, or ring fingers.

Cold Sores

Cold sores are painful, red, fluid-filled blisters that occur on the lips, chin, nostrils, fingers, or inside the mouth.

Diabetes

Diabetes can cause slow-healing sores and infections, such as fungal infections. Acanthosis nigricans is a skin disorder characterized by dark, velvety skin in body folds, such as the armpits, groin, and neck--it is frequently found in people with diabetes.

Eczema

Eczema is an inflammatory skin condition that cause cause swelling, red, and itchy skin. There are many different causes and forms of eczema.



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