Every year, doctors amputate fingers and hands damaged by fireworks. They try to save eyes. And sometimes they have to ...

I’m a 64-year-old man in good medical health. Recently, a bump the size of a pea appeared on the large knuckle of my index ...

Pinch for small objects between the tip of thumb and the tip of the flexed finger is good. Pad of thumb can touch the middle phalanges of the fingers, with flexion at the metacarpophalangeal joint ...

Patients may have dull joint pain or a burning sensation in the early stages of hand arthritis. The pain often occurs after periods of increased joint use. Morning pain and stiffness are typical.

Adding daily thumb exercises can boost your focus and dexterity, making daily tasks easier to perform. These exercises are easy to perform and can be done anywhere, without any special equipment. Here ...

Finger arthritis develops when the protective cartilage that cushions joints begins to break down. This cartilage acts like a smooth, slippery surface that allows bones to glide past each other ...

Surgeons have grown new living finger joints in patients with <b>rheumatoid arthritis</b>. Doctors hope it will become a new way to treat patients with the debilitating inflammatory disease ...

The wrist joint connects the forearm to the hand and participates in virtually every hand movement. Limited wrist mobility often restricts finger function and creates compensatory strain patterns.

On Thursday, Danielle Sparks, the director of therapy at the Indiana Hand To Shoulder Center, joined the FOX59 Morning News to talk about safety tips, how people can protect joints as well as a ...