Your hand is talking, but the story may start in your neck. We trace the median nerve’s full journey—from the cervical roots through the scalenes, under the clavicle, beneath the pec minor, past the pronator teres, and finally into the carpal tunnel—to show why wrist tingling and thumb weakness rarely have a single cause. Instead of fixating on one small space, we map every compression site that can create palm and finger symptoms and explain how smart testing pinpoints the real driver. We s...
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Your hand is talking, but the story may start in your neck. We trace the median nerve’s full journey—from the cervical roots through the scalenes, under the clavicle, beneath the pec minor, past the pronator teres, and finally into the carpal tunnel—to show why wrist tingling and thumb weakness rarely have a single cause. Instead of fixating on one small space, we map every compression site that can create palm and finger symptoms and explain how smart testing pinpoints the real driver. We s...
Inside Concierge Medicine: Burnout, Breakthroughs, and Better Care | Ep 100!
The Driven Athlete
1 hour 6 minutes
3 months ago
Inside Concierge Medicine: Burnout, Breakthroughs, and Better Care | Ep 100!
The sirens have faded, but the lessons haven’t. After years as a hospitalist navigating COVID’s most chaotic moments—silent hypoxia, back‑to‑back codes, and the helplessness of uncertain protocols—Dr. Chase Van Mol rebuilt her practice around something most systems can’t deliver: time, access, and relentless prevention. We walk through the shift from volume‑driven care to concierge medicine, where a smaller panel and 24/7 access allow deeper work on cardio‑metabolic health and long‑term resil...
The Driven Athlete
Your hand is talking, but the story may start in your neck. We trace the median nerve’s full journey—from the cervical roots through the scalenes, under the clavicle, beneath the pec minor, past the pronator teres, and finally into the carpal tunnel—to show why wrist tingling and thumb weakness rarely have a single cause. Instead of fixating on one small space, we map every compression site that can create palm and finger symptoms and explain how smart testing pinpoints the real driver. We s...
