Living with arthritis can make everyday tasks challenging, but the right tools may offer some relief. We spoke with experts ...

Although arthritis can develop in many of our joints, the ones primarily affected in the hand are: the interphalangeal joints of the fingers (shown in red in the diagram below) the carpometacarpal ...

Correspondence to: Keiichi Muramatsu, Department of Hand Surgery, Nagato General Hospital, Nagato, Yamaguchi 759-4194, Japan. Tel: +81-83-722-2220.

There are several types of arthritis. The most common type—osteoarthritis, or wear-and-tear arthritis—occurs commonly in the joint at the base of the thumb, where the thumb meets the wrist. This joint ...

In the GARP study, carriers of the A allele of SNP6 had an odds ratio of 2.0 (95% CI, 1.3 to 3.1, p = 0.004) for osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint (CMC1) as compared with the Rotterdam ...

CMC joint arthritis can be treated. Occupational therapy, injections and surgery are 3 common treatments for this condition that can be applied. Occupational therapy deals with the lost motion ...

When you first start to feel symptoms of hand ... Basal joint arthritis (also called basal thumb arthritis or CMC arthritis) affects the basal joint at the base of your thumb.

You may not think about how much you use your hands until symptoms of arthritis start to affect ... the wrist (the trapeziometacarpal or carpometacarpal joint) The knuckle closest to the fingertip ...

Learn about 5 procedures used to treat joint damage and pain caused by thumb arthritis. Most activities that involve grasping or pinching are possible because of the thumb’s remarkable range of motion ...

When joint pain in the hands makes it difficult to maintain daily activities, your doctor’s first advice will likely include activity ... used to relieve pain and inflammation for different forms of ...

Carpometacarpal osteoarthritis is also known as osteoarthritis of the thumb or CMC joint arthritis. Symptoms can include pain and swelling. Treatment typically includes icing, splinting ...

As people age, the thumb joint becomes a common site of arthritis. The ligaments ... and the joint at the base of the thumb (first carpometacarpal) can wear out. This can cause stiffness, pain ...