Yet, many anatomy texts cite an injury to the median nerve, which stretches from the shoulder area through the tips of four fingers, as the cause of the hand position in the papal benediction gesture.

Damage to this nerve makes a person unable to make a fist; the ring and pinky fingers can't bend in, resulting in what orthopedists and anatomy textbooks call "Pope's Hand" or "Hand of Benediction." ...

Yet, many anatomy texts cite an injury to the median nerve, which stretches from the shoulder area through the tips of four fingers, as the cause of the hand position in the papal benediction gesture.

Yet, many anatomy texts cite an injury to the median nerve, which stretches from the shoulder area through the tips of four fingers, as the cause of the hand position in the papal benediction gesture.

Popes unwittingly mimicked a saint’s partial paralysis every time they gave a blessing for decades, a new study has revealed. The study, published in the journal Clinical Anatomy, debunks an … ...

Yet, many anatomy texts cite an injury to the median nerve, which stretches from the shoulder area through the tips of four fingers, as the cause of the hand position in the papal benediction gesture.

St Peter's original distinctive benediction sign 'was caused by nerve damage that stopped him giving Spock greeting' Pope Peter was unable to make the open hand Vulcan-style salute ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome causes pain, tingling, and numbness in your hand from pressure on the median nerve in your wrist. Learn more about symptoms, causes, treatment, and prevention.

It's one of the most recognised hand symbols in the world: the benediction sign – the Pope's papal blessing hand gesture where the index and middle fingers remain open while the pinky and ring ...

Damage to this nerve makes a person unable to make a fist; the ring and pinky fingers can't bend in, resulting in what orthopedists and anatomy textbooks call "Pope's Hand" or "Hand of Benediction." ...