The wrist is formed where the two bones of the forearm – the radius (the larger bone on the thumb side of the arm) and the ulna (the smaller bone on the pinky side) – meet the carpus. Rather than a ...

Why musicians (and everyone else) need to improve finger joint flexibility Stiff fingers can be a major roadblock, whether ...

In hand OA, the joints most commonly affected by OA are the wrists, the joints at the base of the thumb, the middle finger joints and the joints closest to fingernails. In the finger joints, OA can ...

Osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, frequently affects the joint at the base of the thumb where it meets the wrist. Known as basal joint arthritis or basal thumb arthritis, this ...

Like all other forms of osteoarthritis, basal thumb arthritis develops when the cartilage between the bones of the joint wears away. In basal joint arthritis, the cartilage degeneration causes the ...

The cartilage that provides padding between bones in the joint slowly wears ... that attach to the base of the thumb and continue along the thumb side of the wrist. The two muscles affected ...

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 108 patients were enrolled from Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University between ... wrist joint, the first metacarpophalangeal (MCP1) flexion, interphalangeal ...

Basal joint arthritis, also called arthritis of the thumb, occurs when the joint at the base of your ... as well as other problems that affect the hand and wrist.

Inflammation and irritation of the small blood vessels (vasculitis) that feed the nerves Nerve damage (demyelination) Compression of the nerves by damaged joints ... in your thumb and fingers can ...