Source: Verywell Health
The scaphoid bone is one of eight small bones—called carpal bones—in the wrist. These bones allow complex, yet delicate, movements of the hand and wrist.
Source: Verywell Health
The wrist is one of the main joints affected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) since this condition often starts in the small joints of the hand and wrist. About one in seven people in the United States has wrist arthritis.
Source: University of Utah Health
If you are one of the 3-6% of US adults suffering from symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), you might consider carpel tunnel release surgery to alleviate numbness and tingling of hands and fingers, loss of grip, or wrist pain.
Source: Medical Xpress
If you have pain on the side of your wrist opposite your thumb, it's called ulnar wrist pain. There are many things that can cause it, and there are several ways to treat it.
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The Smith’s fracture is a specific type of injury to the forearm bone (the radius) near the wrist joint. In this injury, there is displacement of the bone such that the wrist joint rests in front of its normal anatomic position.
Source: ASSH HandCare
Trigger finger, also known as stenosing tenosynovitis, is a condition in which your fingers or thumb get stuck as you bend them. When you try to straighten your finger or thumb again, it catches and is difficult at first, then “pops” or “snaps” straight rapidly – giving trigger finger its name.
Source: Verywell Health
Dupuytren's contracture is a condition that causes tightening of the palmar fascia—the thick connective tissue that lies above the tendons and below the skin of your palm.
Source: Verywell Health
If you have carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), then you may understand how the symptoms can affect your everyday work and recreational activities. The pain, tingling, and weakness in your hand or fingers may keep you from typing on your computer, writing, or holding items. And one of the most challenging characteristics of carpal tunnel syndrome: getting an accurate diagnosis.
Source: Verywell Health
Swan neck deformity is an abnormal positioning of the joints in your fingers. It’s named because of the way an affected finger bends, giving it a curved appearance similar to the neck of a swan.
Source: Medical News Today
Elbow osteoarthritis is a form of arthritis that causes pain, stiffness, and decreased motion of the elbow joint. Osteoarthritis is a common condition affecting about 1 in 4 adults in the United States. Although it can occur in any joint, it does not usually affect the elbow.
