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 week we are going to discuss de Quervain’s tenosynovitis—a painful and often occupationally caused condition which creates limited motion of the thumb, pain and weakness. De Quervain’s ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- For new parents, lifting and feeding their babies can end up leading to wrist and thumb pain. It's a syndrome doctors have dubbed "mommy wrist". Wednesday, Dr. Morgan Weber, an ...

Once upon a time, you had the agility to dance the night away and bounce back the next morning without even a headache. But somewhere along the line, you grew up—and now, it can feel like every ...

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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 ...

Your wrist is one of the most complicated and frequently used joints in your body. Because your wrist contains so many bones, ligaments, and muscles, it’s easy to injure. SLAC wrist is a type of wrist ...

Perhaps it creeps up after a long day of typing at your desk. Or maybe you feel the pain after a round of tennis or planks at the gym. Regardless when you feel it, many of us battle wrist pain at some ...

A 58-year-old, right-hand dominant woman fell in the shower and injured her left wrist. She was seen 3 days later at an outside emergency department (ED) where radiographs were obtained. Her wrist was ...

The Finkelstein test, also called the Finkelstein sign or maneuver, is used to diagnose de Quervain’s tenosynovitis. This is a common condition characterized by swelling and pain in two of the tendons ...