Archive for the ‘Hand-Wrist-Pain’ Category

Wrist Exercises

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Wrist exercises are exercises that are used for treating common injuries in the wrist. The wrist is one of the most complex joints in the body. It consists of 15 bones and 27 joint surfaces with an elaborate system of ligaments for stabilizing and linking the bones . In the ...

Most Common Thumb Injuries

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Although thumb injuries don't sound that severe, they might cause a lot of pain and often make it impossible to use your hand like you are used to. There are many causes for thumb injuries and most of them are temporarily. A Sprained thumb or torn bands are the most ...

Thumb Joint Pain

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Thumb joint pain often makes it impossible to work with your hands as normal. The pain makes it impossible to grasp items and hold them. The pain associated with thumb and joint pain can really bother you in your daily life. The most common cause for pain in the joint ...

Sprained Wrist: Treatment and Diagnosis

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

De wrist forms the joint between the hand and the lower arm. A sprained wrist is accident prone because of falling, accidents, pushing or hitting someone. When you have a sprained wrist you will notice this because of a swelling of the entire wrist. A sprain is caused by stretching or ...

Treatment and Symptoms of Tendonitis

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

What exactly is tendonitis? Tendonitis is an inflammation of a tendon. What is a tendon? The tendons are tough cords of tissue that connect muscles to bones. It comes and it is most usually seen in the wrist and fingers, and may swell, pain, and cause discomfort. Tendonitis can be a ...

Hand Finger Pain

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Pain in one or more fingers is defined as hand finger pain. Almost everyone has hurt his finger (s) on one or more occasions and most of the times it is nothing serious. Severe injury to one of your fingers will decrease hand finger function and is a serious disability ...

Wrist Pain Diagnosis Methods

Monday, November 16th, 2009

There are several disorders that might result in wrist and finger pain. Some of these are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tendonitis, Arthritis, Ganglions, common broken bones and more. But how do you know what the defect is? What are wrist pain diagnosis methods that your doctor will use? Of course there are ...

Causes of Wrist pain

Monday, November 16th, 2009

This article will give a short introduction to common causes of wrist pain. Pain in the wrist is something that many people have. Wrist pain is associated with several disorders varying from an innocent injury to severe injury. Accurate diagnosis is very important to direct appropriate treatment. Common causes of ...

Causes of Thumb and Wrist Pain

Monday, November 16th, 2009

There are several causes for thumb and wrist pain but the most common ones are Carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis. Pain in the wrist and thumb often stats as a burning and aching pain. Often you will feel a tingling sensation in your wrist and fingers. It can become annoying ...