We use our thumbs for just about everything, especially these days with smartphones. For people suffering from painful arthritis in the thumb, the condition can make daily life extremely difficult.

We use our hands for activities from cooking to brushing our teeth to gardening to writing a shopping list. So when our hands, wrists, or fingers hurt, that pain can interfere with much of what we do.

Warm your hands first, soak in warm water or rub them together for 1–2 minutes as cold hands are stiffer. Do each exercise ...

This week we are going to discuss de Quervain’s tenosynovitis—a painful and often occupationally caused condition which creates limited motion of the thumb, pain and weakness. De Quervain’s ...

Jonathan Tueting, MD, a shoulder, elbow and hand surgery specialist at Rush Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, performed the first carpometacarpal total joint arthroplasty in the U.S. In the new ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -De Quervain tenosynovitis is caused by inflammation in the tendons or in the tendon sheath that runs along the thumb side of the wrist. This syndrome can cause pain along the ...

A woman in her mid-40s presents to the hospital with right thumb pain that has been present for the past 3 to 4 days. The pain has been progressively getting worse and is “especially worse today.” She ...

Sandy Boyd's BlackBerry had become her passion. Now it has also become a source of pain. About three months ago, the National Association of Manufacturers vice president noticed that, as she started ...