Andi Dorfman and Joy Behag recently fell victim to "avocado hand," sustaining hand injuries while attempting to cut the fleshy fruit. Here are some avocado cutting tips so you can avoid landing in the hospital yourself.

The ulnar nerve passes from the shoulder, through the outside of the elbow, through the wrist and to the hand. Compression or irritation of the nerve anywhere along its path can lead to pain, tingling and numbness of the last three fingers of the hand.

You use your hands and fingers for basic everyday functions such as grasping and holding items, scaling surfaces and even sending signals. To perform properly, the muscles in your hands and fingers need to be strengthened just like any other muscles.

Unless you are a juggler or pianist, you probably don't consider stretching your hands and fingers. But their muscles can become tense and lose range of motion like any other muscles, especially after an injury.

There's sometimes a price to pay for weightlifting. Wrist sprains and strains can test your dedication to the sport. Fortunately, most weightlifting injuries resolve quickly, and you have a few options for self treatment.

Numerous conditions can cause swelling in the hands, including injury, arthritis or carpal tunnel. Hand swelling is also common during exercise, resulting from the way the body and blood vessels respond to the demands for more energy from the muscles.

Swelling in the hands can have many different causes. If only one hand is swollen and you recently injured it, there's a possibility that one or more of the 27 hand muscles is broken. See a doctor if you think this is the case. Swelling indicates increased fluid retention between the cells of the hand.

Croissants are a tasty French pastry made by folding sugary-buttery dough to create a layered look. The dough is then formed into a crescent shape with tapered ends and baked. This gives the croissant an appearance of order and structure; however, there is no proper way to enjoy the tasty treat.

There are 27 bones in the hand and wrist, and these moving parts are joined by tendons and ligaments in the normal functioning of this body part. Because many of these bones and other moving parts are interrelated, it can sometimes be difficult to identify the location of the damage.

Treatment of swelling in the hands and wrist depends in part on the underlying cause of the symptoms. An injury that causes swelling and deformity needs medical attention, as does redness, swelling, pus or streaking around a cut or wound, according to FamilyDoctor.org.

Paronychia, a bacterial, fungal or yeast infection of the skin around the fingernail or toenail, occurs when the area is damaged by a manicure, biting the nails or trimming a hangnail. High-risk individuals include diabetics and people whose hands are wet all day.

Postpartum swelling in your feet and hands, also called edema, occurs when fluid and blood becomes trapped in the tissues of your body. Although swelling can be frustrating, it typically subsides several weeks after giving birth.