Wrist Pain

How Does an Orthopedic Doctor Treat Hand Pain?

October 12, 2020

There are many injuries and chronic conditions that can affect the hand and cause pain. Hand pain can occur from an injury or from overuse. Some hand pain may only be short term and will resolve by itself without any medical intervention. However, persistent or reoccurring hand pain may be a sign of an underlying

I’ve Fractured My Wrist, What Do I Do?

May 3, 2019

It can happen in an instant. A simple stumble down the stairs, trying to break a fall, or miscalculating a fastball during a baseball game. No matter how you fracture your wrist, you are going to need to treat it. Because wrist fractures make up 10 percent of all broken bone injuries, a fractured wrist

Does an Orthopedic Doctor Treat Repetitive Strain Injury?

April 26, 2019

Repetitive strain injury, or RSI, is a common orthopedic health problem that millions of people deal with every day. The injury can happen anywhere in the body. Because repetitive strain injuries affect the musculoskeletal system, orthopedic doctors are the best type of medical professionals to diagnose and treat them. What Is Repetitive Strain Injury? Repetitive

Is my job causing my hand pain?

March 8, 2019

Your hands are versatile enough to perform a variety of tasks, from gripping and lifting heavy weights to buttoning your clothes or threading a needle. But with 27 individual bones, 30 muscles and more than a dozen joints; plus a network of nerves, blood vessels and tendons, many things can go wrong. When it comes

Why Does my Thumb Twitch Sometimes?

March 1, 2019

Voluntary muscles get their name because normally we can control their actions. In contrast, involuntary muscles, such as the heart, beat to their own rhythm. The muscles in our hands and thumbs are voluntary muscles. Sometimes, though, our voluntary muscles seem to go rogue, twitching uncontrollably. There are a number of reasons your thumb might

What Are Those Bumps and Lumps on Your Hand?

February 22, 2019

The sudden appearance of a round or oval bump on the back of the hand or on the side of the wrist may be upsetting, if not downright alarming. Most likely, it’s a ganglion cyst. That sounds scary, but don’t let the name frighten you. Ganglion cysts are a common condition that are neither harmful

Types of Arthritis in the Hand

December 17, 2018

Thanks to high-tech power tools, exercise equipment, and lots of typing with the Internet and texting, our hands are exposed to constant stress and pressure. Modern life has been anything but kind to our hands, and many of us feel the brunt of this when they stiffen up or swell. If you are feeling pain

Common Causes of Wrist Pain

October 29, 2018

Wrist pain is a common symptom that can have a variety of causes. The wrist plays a pivotal role in how we use our hands and fingers. Pain or injury in the wrist can have significant negative effects on what we can do with our hands, which can affect our work, hobbies, and quality of

An Overview of Hand Arthritis

August 24, 2018

Arthritis is painful no matter where it strikes. But hand arthritis is particularly debilitating since we use our hands for so many daily functions. We depend on them to hold, grasp, lift, push, pull, twist, write, knead, mold, play music … and so many other things. Considering there are no less than 27 bones and

Does Typing Cause RSI?

August 17, 2018

Repetitive Strain Injury, or RSI, is not usually a mystery to the person who suffers from it. If there is an activity that you perform repeatedly in the course of work or playing a sport, it is not a surprise when the part of your body that is involved in one or more of these

Wrist Pain

How Does an Orthopedic Doctor Treat Hand Pain?

I’ve Fractured My Wrist, What Do I Do?

Does an Orthopedic Doctor Treat Repetitive Strain Injury?

Is my job causing my hand pain?

Why Does my Thumb Twitch Sometimes?

What Are Those Bumps and Lumps on Your Hand?

Types of Arthritis in the Hand

Common Causes of Wrist Pain

An Overview of Hand Arthritis

Does Typing Cause RSI?

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