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We are proud to share that Dr. Sam Galle has been named a 2025 Top Doctor by Seattle Met magazine! This annual honor recognizes outstanding physicians in the Seattle area,…

In April 2025, Dr. Galle and his wife traveled to Sonoma, California, to attend the annual meeting of the Carroll Hand Club. Held at the historic Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn…

On March 15, 2025, Seattle hosted Doctors Demystify, a dynamic event designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of occupational and physical therapists. A lineup of distinguished eastside hand surgeons…

On March 15, 2025, fitness enthusiasts gathered at the Bellevue Club for an engaging and informative lecture by Dr. Galle on Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis). Known for his expertise in…

Dr. Galle attended the 2025 American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS) Annual Meeting 2025, held at the breathtaking Hilton Waikoloa Village in Hawaii last week. AAHS was a resounding success,…

Proliance hand, wrist and elbow surgeons and occupational therapists follow several well-established hand therapy splinting guidelines to treat a wide variety of conditions. The metaphor that best describes recovery from…

Trigger finger release is one of the most common surgeries we perform at Proliance Hand, Wrist and Elbow Physicians because trigger finger is of the most common ailments of the…

Your doctor recently diagnosed you with carpal tunnel syndrome. Now what? What is carpal tunnel syndrome anyway? Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common compressive focal mononeuropathy, which is a…

In honor of Women’s History month, we are addressing osteoporosis. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation “one in two women and up to one in four men will break a bone in…

Our physicians at Proliance Hand, Wrist and Elbow Physicians are experts when it comes to treating fractured wrists. In our experience, one bone in particular seems to be affected more…

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) usually presents with numbness and tingling of the thumb, index and middle fingers and can often accompanied with wrist pain, particularly at night. We recently covered…

Trigger thumb is among the many common conditions we treat at Proliance Hand Wrist and Elbow Physicians. We recently posted an exposé on the world of trigger fingers so now…

A recent study reported that the distal radius fracture represents 16.4% of all fractures. This makes it one of the most commonly broken bones. Thankfully, many patents respond well to immobilization…

Of all orthopedic injuries, wrist fractures are among the most common, and one particularly common fracture affects the distal radius. A recent study reported that distal radius fractures comprise 16.4% of all…

Many patients present to our surgeons at Proliance Hand, Wrist and Elbow with ongoing thumb joint pain. While there are many diagnoses in that small area at the base of…

This month, Dr. Sam Galle attended the 2024 Overlake Summer Social. The event, held annually at Carillon Point, is a highlight of the summer for Dr. Galle and his wife.…

Dr. Galle was recently featured on Everybody Hurts – An IRG Health Matters Podcast. On the podcast, Dr. Galle discussed Ulnar Collateral Ligament injuries of the thumb. He shared the…

Thumb base pain is one of the most common complaints we see on a daily basis. X-rays often prove the pain comes from arthritis in the first (thumb) carpometacarpal joint. This form…

On May 22, 2024, Dr. Samuel Galle led a roundtable discussion for hand therapists at the offices of Proliance Hand, Wrist and Elbow Physicians in Kirkland, Washington. The topic of…

On May 10, 2024, Dr. Samuel Galle presented a comprehensive overview of tennis elbow at the Bellevue Club in Bellevue, Washington. He covered the leading causes of tennis elbow during…