Personal Independence Payments are helping scores of people across the UK, with more than 3.7 million claimants currently receiving the benefit. And many more are continuing to submit claims, with the ...

Dupuytren contracture can appear as painless lumps or nodules under the skin of your hand, but progression over time can cause your fingers to curl in toward your palm. Dupuytren contracture is a ...

If you have Dupuytren's contracture, you're likely familiar with the many nonsurgical ways to manage the condition, including hand exercises, physical therapy, and injections. While these treatments ...

Because of the increased risk of complications and potential for recurrence associated with invasive surgical techniques, there has been renewed interest in simple fasciotomy to treat flexion ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has announced cuts to disability and incapacity benefits to reduce the amount people receive if they've been signed off from working indefinitely with mental or ...

Work has begun on plans to completely replace the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with a brand new benefit designed to make the system more ‘fair and dignified’. The Commission on Social Security ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to introduce some changes to the disability benefit Personal Independence Payment (PIP) next year. In the UK, around 3.6million people claim PIP and ...

16:34, Sun, Dec 1, 2024 Updated: 16:34, Sun, Dec 1, 2024 People living in the UK can get extra £737 per month as a part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) PIP scheme. More than one million ...

Changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) rates from 2025 have been announced. PIP is paid out to disabled people and others who require help getting around and with completing daily tasks.

K.W. is an active 92-year-old, right-handed, Caucasian female with nodule and contracture formation of the right palmar fascia with extension to the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and proximal ...

Xiaflex was approved in 2010 for the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture. Dupuytren’s contracture is a condition where nodules form under the skin in the palm of the hand. These nodules thicken and ...

12:56, Mon, Sep 16, 2024 Updated: 13:05, Mon, Sep 16, 2024 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled new statistics indicating that over 1.1 million adults across Great Britain are ...