Sore thumbs after spending hours on a hand-held e-mail device? Sounds like a case of "BlackBerry Thumb"--but help is at hand. The Hyatt hotel chain found so many of their business travelers were ...

The thumb is made up of two bones. The first bone, or the distal phalange, extends from the thumb’s tip to its knuckle while the second bone, the proximal phalange, extends from the knuckle to the ...

Skier's thumb describes an injury of the soft tissue that connects the bones of your thumb together. In medical terms, this soft tissue is called a ligament. Skier’s thumb accounts for a significant ...

Initial nonsurgical treatment, including the use of orthotics and exercise therapy, provides satisfactory long-term outcomes for patients with osteoarthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal joint (CMC-1 ...

A thumb injury, or a broken thumb, hinders activities that involve the hand such as pinching and grasping. A tear in the main ulnar collateral ligament, located at the base of the thumb, will weaken ...

Pain or a lack of movement in the thumb could indicate an underlying health condition, such as arthritis, a sprain, or other injury. Exercises, splinting, and medication are some of the treatment ...

Trigger finger is a condition caused by inflammation of the flexor tendon of the fingers. Flexor tendons bend the finger as if you were squeezing a trigger. We think of our index finger as our ...