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can you hear Phalen's? .. nm

Posted By: annabanana on 2007-12-03
In Reply to: Tinel's and Vallow sign??? - katie

Subject: can you hear Phalen's? .. nm

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I meant to say I normally type Phalen's sign, not Phalan's.  Now I am all confused and I am thinking it might be Phelan's.  Can anyone help me figure this out?
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syndrome and involves the wrist. It is a pressure test, but the doctor would hold the distal or proximal phalanx in the performance of that test while compressing the wrist and waiting for numbness to occur. I would like to hear the rest of your sentence before saying for sure what you are hearing is Phalen's.
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