Your hands play an important role in interacting with the world around you. Breaking one of your hand bones can mean weeks (or longer) of learning new or different ways of navigating your routine. The
Think of all the things your wrist joint does. It helps you bend, straighten, and rotate your hand. It allows you to wave, wash your hands, wash your hair, drive a car, walk your dog,
Although the bones in the fingers are small, a finger fracture is not a minor injury. Fingers are capable of very fine, coordinated motions and disruption of this motion can make it difficult to do
Because the hands and wrists are used so much in our daily lives, they can be susceptible to a variety of injuries and conditions. These can cause a range of symptoms such as pain, weakness,
It is our natural instinct to brace ourselves when we fall and wrists often pay the price. A wrist sprain is an injury to the ligaments that hold your wrist bones together. Most wrist sprains
As your child’s bones grow and develop, what are called their growth plates are prone to injury. Growth plate fractures are cracks in a child’s growth plate—the special section of the cartilage at the ends
Most people don’t think about their thumb often. It’s just there, taken for granted. However, the thumb plays a major role in the critical functions of the hand. The thumb is needed for grasping, pushing,
Some health conditions, diseases, and injuries can have long-lasting effects on the bones and joints. One example of this is boutonnière deformity, which can permanently disfigure your finger. Boutonnière deformity may appear immediately after an
A distal radius fracture, often known as a “broken wrist, ” can result in complications that can have long-lasting effects if not treated immediately by an orthopedic specialist. There are two types of distal radius
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