Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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We have bone and hand doctor Lucius Pomerantz joining us for a great discussion about the hand and orthopedics. Let's learn about the hand and some issues that might occur to people training in martial arts. Lucius will be back! Definitely leave your questions for him!

Follow Lucius here:
youtube.com/@CuttotheBone
youtube.com/@SynergyOrthopedicSpecialists

Timecodes:
0:00 Introducing Lucius
2:30 Focus on hands
2:52 Metacarpal injury
6:57 Tendon
7:20 What hand surgeons train in
7:57 Fascia
9:31 Chops and other non-punches
11:12 Hammerfist and backfists
12:19 Sprain of proximal interphalangeal (pip) joint
14:42 Buddy taping
16:10 Skier's thumb
18:24 Lucius' training
20:54 A humbling story
23:38 Lucius' Jiu Jitsu journey
25:31 General preventative tips
27:40 Knuckle conditioning?
28:58 Bad media influence
30:20 Warmups
32:06 How to find Lucius