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Hand and Wrist Health
Your hands and wrist are an important part of your daily life, so it's important to address any injuries or pain you're experiencing. Explore some of the common causes and treatment options available.
How Hand Pain Is Treated
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Wrist Popping and Cracking: Causes
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Massage Techniques for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Medically reviewed by Jonathan Cluett, MD
Hand and Foot Pain: Causes and Treatments
Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD, MPH
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Dupuytren's Contracture
Hand and Wrist Exercises With Household Items
Medically reviewed by Laura Campedelli, PT, DPT
How to Recognize and Treat Wrist Ganglion Cysts
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
What Is a Carpal Boss?
Medically reviewed by Miho J. Tanaka, MD
Learn What to Do If You Have Gamekeeper's or Skier's Thumb
Medically reviewed by Miho J. Tanaka, MD
Are Those Lumps on Your Hand or Wrist a Sign of Cancer?
Medically reviewed by Erin Pereira, DPT, OCS
Causes and Treatment of Wrist Pain
Medically reviewed by Grant Hughes, MD
Beyond Carpal Tunnel: Neuropathy of the Wrist and Elbow
Medically reviewed by Sarah Rahal, MD
Why Your Finger Joints Click, Snap, and Pop
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Causes of Hand Pain and Treatment Options
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What You Need to Know About Peripheral Cyanosis
Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD
How to Strengthen Your Wrists
Medically reviewed by Laura Campedelli, PT, DPT
Why Is My Arm Hurting?
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What You Need to Know About the Symptoms and Prognosis of Hand Tumors
Medically reviewed by Miho J. Tanaka, MD
The Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
The Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment of Ollier Disease
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
What You Should Do About a Broken Finger
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Did You Injure One of the Small Bones of Your Wrist?
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
The Bone Injury That Happens When You Punch a Wall
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Avulsion Fracture of the Fifth Metatarsal
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Treating a Colles' Fracture With Physical Therapy
Medically reviewed by Erin Pereira, DPT, OCS
Common Fractures of the Arm, Elbow, and Wrist That Your PT Can Treat
Medically reviewed by Miho J. Tanaka, MD
4 Exercises to Get Your Wrist Moving After a Colles' Fracture
Medically reviewed by Jonathan Cluett, MD
The 3 Types of Fifth Metatarsal Fractures
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
What You Need to Know About Metacarpal Fracture
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
What You Should Know About Treating a Broken Wrist
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Broken Wrist? How to Tell if It's a Colles Fracture
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Ulnar Styloid Fracture Overview
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
What You Should Know About a Smith's Fracture of the Wrist
Medically reviewed by Eva Umoh Asomugha, M.D.
Learn How Hand Fractures Are Diagnosed and Treated
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Why Scaphoid Wrist Fractures Take So Long to Heal
Medically reviewed by Jonathan Cluett, MD
What Causes a Purple Finger?
Medically reviewed by Jonathan Cluett, MD
The Unusual Case of Finger Pulley Ruptures
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
When Is It Safe to Reattach a Severed Finger?
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Surgical Options for Trigger Finger
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Flexor Tendon Sheath Infections
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
When a Jammed Finger Doesn't Look Right
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
How Serious Is a Jersey Finger Sports Injury?
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
What to Do When You Sprain Your Finger
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
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Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Ring Avulsion Injuries and Injury from Wedding Band
By Jonathan Cluett, MD
Why Do Our Fingers Prune in the Water?
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An Overview of Finger Arthritis
Medically reviewed by Laura Campedelli, PT, DPT
How Are Common Finger Injuries Treated?
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
When Should You Get a Finger Joint Replacement?
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Nonsurgical Treatments for Arthritis of the Thumb
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
What Happens When You Jam Your Finger?
Medically reviewed by Miho J. Tanaka, MD
The 8 Best Finger Braces of 2021
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Will the Tip of the Finger Grow Back?
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Everything to Know About Kienböck's Disease
Medically reviewed by Jonathan Cluett, MD
Options for Surgical and Non-Surgical Treatments of Wrist Arthritis
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Dislocation and Fracture of the Small Bones in the Wrist
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
What Are the Sources of Your Ulnar Sided Wrist Pain?
Medically reviewed by Miho J. Tanaka, MD
Learn If You Could Be at Risk of de Quervain's Tenosynovitis
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Learn About Intersection Syndrome Symptoms and Treatments
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
TFCC Injuries Can Cause Wrist Pain and Clicking
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Hook of Hamate Wrist Fracture Symptoms
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
When an Arthrscopic Surgery Might Help Relieve Wrist Pain
Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD
Beneficial Treatments for Wrist Arthritis
Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD
Carpal Tunnel vs. Arthritis: Differences, Symptoms, and Causes
Medically reviewed by Eva Umoh Asomugha, M.D.
How Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Is Diagnosed
Medically reviewed by Grant Hughes, MD