Wrist & Hand

Most of us take our hands for granted! Repetitive use of our hands to use the computer, scroll through our cell phone, prepare a meal, or play our favorite sports can lead to overuse. Physical therapy provides the tools to keep our hands strong and pain free.

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Common wrist & hand conditions we treat

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Carpal tunnel syndrome

Also called median nerve compression, this condition causes numbness, tingling, or weakness in the hand. Anything that squeezes or irritates the median nerve in the carpal tunnel space may lead to CTS. Burning or itching numbness in your palm, thumb, or index and middle fingers are common symptoms.

Arthritis

Early symptoms of arthritis of the hand include joint pain that may feel dull, or like a burning sensation. The pain often occurs after periods of increased joint use, such as heavy gripping of grasping. The pain may not be present immediately, but may show up hours later or even the following day. Stiffness and pain in the morning is typical.

Trigger finger

A condition in which one of your fingers gets stuck in a bent position, your finger may bend or straighten with a snap, like a trigger being pulled and released. Trigger finger occurs when the affected finger tendon sheath becomes irritated and inflamed. This interferes with the normal gliding motion of the tendon through the sheath. Prolonged irritation can produce scarring, thickening, and the formation of bumps or nodules in the tendon that impede the tendon's motion even more.

De Quervain's tenosynivitis

(dih-kwer-VAINS ten-oh-sine-oh-VIE-tis) A painful condition that affects the tendons on the thumb side of your wrist, De Quervain's tenosynovitis will cause pain with turning of the wrist, grasping, or making a fist.

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