If your outer wrist feels sore and achy, you might chalk it up to arthritis. But that discomfort could be ulnar wrist pain, which affects the side of the wrist closest to the pinky finger. And it can ...

Eight small bones in your wrist give it flexibility and the necessary range of movements. These bones, arranged in two rows, include the scaphoid and lunate bones in the upper row, close to the ...

Wrist pain has a lot of possible causes, including a sprain, tendonitis, arthritis, and fractures. Some may heal with rest, while others may need treatment. It may also be a chronic issue that has the ...

This article is a follow-up to our recent article on the TFCC—triangular fibrocartilage tear on the ulnar side “pinky side” of the wrist. In our previous article, we discussed that TFCC tears of the ...

WRIST PAIN and discomfort can be a major headache—and sometimes, there's no clear root cause. Could spending too much time on your laptop or phone be to blame? What about strain from everyday tasks ...

When you experience numbness, pain, or both in your hands, it is possible you have carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel is highly common among those in their 40s, 50s, and 60s and more often seen in ...

Over the past three decades, hand surgeon Scott Wolfe has been conducting research to find a better way to repair a common wrist injury that results in pain, disability and progressive arthritis. Now ...

BOSTON — Use of topical analgesics significantly improved pain scores in most patients with symptomatic hand and wrist osteoarthritis; however, according to researchers, the treatment is an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 39-year-old left-hand dominant man with a history of left Monteggia fracture-dislocation that was treated ...

Experiencing tingling, pain or numbness in your hands? It could be carpal tunnel syndrome, which is often caused by repetitive activities like knitting, gardening or typing. Luckily, this common ...

Compression or ‘pinching’ of one of the main arm nerves can cause tingling, numbness, and nerve pain in the arm. Physical therapy, medications, and surgery can treat pinched nerves. A pinched nerve ...