This person has not had hand surgery. The image here shows joint damage related to rheumatoid arthritis as well as scars from hand surgery. Inflammation of the tendons in the hands can result in a ...

Speaking on BBC Morning Live, discussing the often-overlooked pain, Dr Tom Naylor highlighted the significant impact of ...

Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty is a surgery used to treat thumb arthritis when other treatments fail. The procedure involves removing the trapezium, a small wrist bone that supports the ...

Dr Tom Naylor explained how "everyone thinks about hips and knees as being mostly affected, people don't think about your ...

An orthopaedic surgeon has said that arthritis can be "very debilitating", and it may show up in places you don’t expect. He ...

A 2022 study on humans found that twice-daily application of 1 milliliter of topical CBD with shea butter helped reduce pain in people with thumb basal joint arthritis. CBD creams and other ...

In most cases, however, the exact cause is unknown. Trigger finger links to certain medical conditions. Rheumatoid arthritis causes swollen joints and joint tissue, and this inflammation can ...

Learn what to do for a jammed finger, the different types of finger injuries, and when you might need to seek medical help. Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the ...

A large European study finds that TNF inhibitors work differently across joints in psoriatic arthritis, with the shoulder and ...

People who have arthritis are probably already well aware of the ways chronic and fluctuating pain can seep into the day-to-day. Anything from a dull ache to a burning sensation can keep you from ...

Monoclonal antibodies are novel therapeutic agents used with great success in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Different parts of the immune system have been targeted by monoclonal ...

The economic burden of obesity is also significant. In the Finger Lakes, excess medical spending due to obesity is estimated ...