The Palmaris Longus is a notorious muscle of the hand since some people don't have it at all. Wait, what!? [more inside]
posted by jgwong on Oct 24, 2009 - 28 answers

What is being solicited by this hand gesture in the streets of Baltimore? [more inside]
posted by That takes balls. on Sep 28, 2009 - 20 answers

YANAD, but I'm having some noticeable pain in my right (dominant) hand in the muscle in between my index & middle finger knuckles on the back of my hand. I'm also writing my dissertation. [more inside]
posted by sararah on Jun 25, 2009 - 10 answers

My hand hurts, and I don't know why? You are not my doctor, but maybe this sounds familiar to someone and I can avoid sounding like a complete moron to the doctor... [more inside]
posted by chrisinseoul on Apr 5, 2009 - 8 answers

My dominant hand has a painful, bony bump at the joint where my index finger and palm meet (the MCPJ) and I AM going to see a Dr this week about it. Can anyone recommend things I can do to help it not get worse? I cannot not type at my job. [more inside]
posted by wowbobwow on Mar 4, 2009 - 6 answers

How to treat split fingertips? [more inside]
posted by skechada on Dec 8, 2008 - 26 answers

I'm working on a historical postcard exhibition and one of our postcards has some type of shorthand as the message. I was wondering if anyone could translate it? I don't know what type of shorthand it might be written in. [more inside]
posted by sweetmarie on Nov 20, 2008 - 13 answers