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Hand Conditions, understood in one place.
Your hands do more work than almost any other part of your body — gripping, typing, lifting, and fine motor tasks hundreds of times a day. When tendons swell, nerves get pinched, or repetitive strain catches up with you, we help you understand what’s going on and get back to using your hands without a second thought. Every condition we treat under Hand is gathered right here, no extra clicking required.
Conditions we treat under Hand
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Pressure on the median nerve as it passes through a narrow passage in the wrist.
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by pressure on the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel — a narrow passageway of bone and ligament on the palm side of your wrist. When that nerve is compressed, it can cause numbness, tingling, and weakness in the hand and arm.
Wrist anatomy, certain health conditions, and repetitive hand motion can all contribute. With proper treatment, most people see symptoms ease and wrist function return.
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Diagnosis starts with a review of symptoms and activities, plus a physical exam that includes Tinel’s sign and Phalen’s maneuver. We may add X-rays to rule out arthritis, an EMG to measure muscle electrical activity, a nerve conduction study, or ultrasound to examine the median nerve directly.
Treatment approach
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Trigger Finger
A finger that catches or locks in a bent position due to a narrowed tendon sheath.
What is trigger finger?
Trigger finger is a condition in which a finger gets stuck in a bent position, then bends or straightens with a snap — like a trigger being pulled and released. It happens when inflammation narrows the space inside the sheath surrounding the finger’s tendon. In severe cases, the finger can become locked in a bent position. Repetitive gripping — at work or in hobbies — raises the risk.
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Diagnosis is usually made through a physical exam checking tenderness, smoothness of motion, and locking, along with a discussion of when symptoms occur and observation of the hand making a fist. Imaging is generally not needed.
Treatment approach
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DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis
Irritation of the tendons on the thumb side of the wrist, making grip and twisting painful.
What is DeQuervain's tenosynovitis?
Back pain ranges from a dull muscle ache to a shooting, burning, or stabbing sensation, and can radiate down the leg or worsen with bending, twisting, lifting, or standing. Most back pain resolves with home care within a few weeks — pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks is considered chronic and may call for more advanced treatment.
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Diagnosis is typically made through a physical exam and the Finkelstein test — making a fist with the thumb tucked inside the fingers, then bending the wrist toward the little finger. Imaging usually isn’t needed unless another condition is suspected.