Hand & Wrist
Nerve, tendon and joint problems of the hand and wrist.
Hand problems affect almost everything you do, so early, accurate treatment matters. Numbness, triggering and thumb-base pain each have very different causes.
These guides explain what is happening, what helps and when a small operation is genuinely worthwhile.
Guides in this topic
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
An evidence-based guide to carpal tunnel syndrome: why the median nerve becomes compressed, night-time symptoms, splints, injections, surgery and recovery.
Trigger Finger (Stenosing Tenosynovitis): Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and Recovery
An evidence-based guide to trigger finger: why the tendon catches at the A1 pulley, splinting, steroid injections, surgical release and recovery.
Dupuytren's Disease (Dupuytren's Contracture): Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and Recovery
An evidence-based guide to Dupuytren's disease: palm nodules, finger contracture, the tabletop test, needle fasciotomy, fasciectomy, recovery and recurrence.
Base of Thumb Arthritis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and Recovery
An evidence-based guide to base of thumb (CMC) arthritis: why it develops, splints, exercises, steroid injections, trapeziectomy surgery and recovery.