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Thumb pain can occur from damage to various structures in your hand, including ligaments, tendons, bones, and nerves. Common conditions that cause thumb pain include arthritis, tendonitis, trigger thumb, carpal tunnel syndrome, and ligament injuries. Thumb pain can come on suddenly or develop over time from overuse of the thumb joints and muscles.
Signs of a broken finger may include pain, bruising, swelling, and/or the inability to move the finger. If you think you have a broken finger, it's important to get it checked out. While most finger fractures have simple treatments, others may require surgical intervention.
Compared with a traditional postoperative opioid regimen, a multimodal pain management regimen increased satisfaction for patients who underwent outpatient orthopedic hand or wrist surgery, according to published results.
Tenosynovial giant cell tumors are benign (not dangerous), slow-growing tumors that affect joints in the fingers, hands, arms, shoulders, or legs.
Hand and wrist pain can be common after cycling. The median and ulnar nerves may get compressed, resulting in a lack of blood flow. These prevention tips can help.
Radial head fractures are often caused by a fall onto an outstretched hand. They are most common in two groups of patients: elderly women with osteoporosis or young men as a result of significant trauma.
Finger pulley injuries, or ruptures of the digital pulley, are seen almost exclusively in rock climbers.1 This makes sense given the stress this activity places on the digits when maneuvering along uneven surfaces while supporting the weight of the entire body.
A wrist ganglion cyst is a swelling that usually occurs around the hand or wrist. A ganglion cyst is a fluid-filled capsule; they are not cancerous, will not spread, and while they may grow in size, they will not spread to other parts of your body.
Pimple-like bumps on elbows can be white, brown, red, or skin-colored. Usually, they are caused by something acute (short-term), like acne or an ingrown hair. But they can also be related to a chronic condition, like eczema or psoriasis.
Having a finger or thumb lock up in a straight or bent position is a common problem. A locked finger or thumb is the telltale sign of trigger finger, also known as stenosing tenosynovitis.
