id was set in the arguments array for the "Sidebar 1" sidebar. Defaulting to "sidebar-1". Manually set the id to "sidebar-1" to silence this notice and keep existing sidebar content. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 4.2.0.) in /var/www/nih/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114August 13th is National Left-Handed Day, a celebration of all the lefties out there. Read Dr. Mahon’s previous blog entry about left-handed people below. Left-handed people are special — just ask one! Like being red-headed, left-handedness carries implications, prejudices, and suppositions. Whenever I see that someone is left-handed I am impressed: I know it means […]
Northern Indiana Hand & Wrist Center now has its own channel on YouTube. Simply go to YouTube and search for “Northern Indiana Hand” or click the following link to meet Dr. Mahon and view topical videos about hand surgery and various upper extremity conditions. http://www.youtube.com/user/northernindianahand?feature=results_main Remember, no matter what you do, you’ll need your hands […]
Please join Dr. John H. Mahon as he presents “Maladies of the Hand” this Thursday, June 21, 2012. He will be speaking at University Commons Medical Plaza, 6301 University Commons, South Bend, IN 46635. Enter through the automatic main doors, and join us in the conference room from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you […]
We are pleased to announce that LaPorte, Indiana and its surrounding communities will have a local choice for hand surgery beginning June 14. Dr. John H. Mahon will have office hours on the 2nd floor of the LaPorte Medical Group Building located at 900 I Street twice each month. We are currently accepting new patient […]
Left-handed people are special — just ask one! Like being red-headed, left-handedness carries implications, prejudices, and suppositions. Whenever I see that someone is left-handed I am impressed: I know it means something, but I’m not sure what. Boxers hate facing a left-handed opponent and making the necessary changes in their fighting style. The crafty southpaw […]
Successfully completing a home improvement project is gratifying, and the finished product can be lasting evidence of your ingenuity, ability, and knowledge. Just don’t let that lasting evidence also include a permanently disfiguring injury to your hand. Every week we see injuries and accidents that could possibly have been avoided by following these common sense […]
John H. Mahon, M.D. is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He has earned the sub-specialty Certificate of Surgery of the Hand, and is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Undergraduate Education: University of Notre Dame Medical […]
According to the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a condition brought on by increased pressure on the median nerve at the wrist. In effect, it is a pinched nerve at the wrist. Symptoms may include numbness, tingling, and pain in the arm, hand, and fingers. There is a […]
Dr. John H. Mahon and Northern Indiana Hand & Wrist Center are pleased to have partnered with WNDU Health Connections. This partnership has given us the ability to provide information about operative and non-operative treatments of the hand, wrist and elbow to the South Bend community as well as the entire Michiana area. Remember, no […]
Dr. John H. Mahon is a member of both the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Unlike a general orthopaedic physician, Dr. Mahon holds a Sub-Specialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand (formerly CAQ of the Hand). Many people wonder why–or even if–they should visit a hand […]