A procedure and device that resolves CMC arthritis by mimicking a thumb CMC joint fusion, while avoiding common shortcomings of the fusion surgery as well as existing alternative surgeries for thumb CMC arthritis which can also replace the trapezium bone in the carpometacarpal joint with a stemmed ...
Basal thumb arthritis causes soreness and swelling in your thumb joint Arthritisrefers to pain, and often swelling, in your joints. Joints are the places where your bones connect together and move. You have about 350 joints in your body, and you can have arthritis in any of them. However, ...
Considerations for surgery, especially in patients with RA, require a thoughtful assessment of multiple factors such as nutritional status, comorbidities, pharmacologic disease control, infection risk, and the presence of cervical Surgery for the Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Surgical treatment of thumb ...
That’s why doctors often start treatment with these drugs as soon as you’re diagnosed. In many cases, they can prevent joint deformities. Will I need surgery? Not unless the deformity has a big impact on your life. For damaged fingers, your doctor or a hand therapist can provide ...
factors may also play a role in triggering the condition. The disorder causes the immune system to attack the joints. This results in inflammation and swelling of the synovial membranes that surround the joints. This inflame...
Thumb arthritis is the breakdown of cartilage in the saddle joint of your thumb. Arthritis irritates your joints. Osteoarthritis, also known as “wear-and-tear” arthritis, is degenerative arthritis. Degenerative arthritis means that your cartilage wears down as you age. This type of arthritis in...
InAcupressuredifferentpressure pointsare pressed with the help of thumb or with Acupressure tools to relieve pain. When a particular point is pressed it helps to release endorphin, which is known to relieve pain. Acupressure helps to increase the flow of energy in the body and also reduces stres...
Osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint of the thumb is very common due to inherent wide range of motion of the joint. As high compressive and shear forces occur across the thumb CMC joint during pinch motion, ligament instability can lead to the subsequent development of arthritic cha...
Despite significant advances in both diagnosis and treatment,arthritisis a disease as old as mankind and is globally the most commonmusculoskeletal disorder. The word arthritis is derived from the Greek wordarthronmeaning ‘joint’ and the Latin worditismeaning ‘inflammation of the joints.’ Arthrit...
hyperextended positions that irritate the tendons. Texting with your thumbs places 12 times the pressure on thumb joints that it does on the tips of the thumbs. Experts say your thumbs are responsible for 60 percent of the functioning of your hands. So, you need your thumbs in good working...