Hand Injuries
Prolotherapy for hand osteoarthritis
Hand osteoarthritis is a debilitating condition that has serious effects on a person’s quality of life. Common symptoms include decreased grip strength, lower range of motion, and joint stiffness. For a part of the body that is used so frequently, these symptoms can leave a hand arthritis sufferer looking for […]
Non-Surgical Alternatives for Thumb Osteoarthritis
Ross Hauser, MD; Danielle Matias, PA-C; Demi Foster, APRN Thumb Osteoarthritis Surgery Alternatives In many patients we see with thumb pain and restricted motion, they have self-managed their thumb problems for as long as they could before pain and loss of mobility, and, especially grip strength and inability to sleep […]
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis treatment – should we look at the ligaments of the wrist and thumb?
Ross Hauser, MD; Danielle Matias, PA-C; Demi Foster, APRN Thumb pain can be confusing in that there are many issues that can cause pain in the thumbs. This confusion is none more evident than in the many patients we see with a diagnosis of De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis. See if this sounds […]
Stenosing Tenosynovitis: Trigger finger treatment without surgery
Ross Hauser, MD; Danielle Matias, PA-C; Demi Foster, APRN Stenosing Tenosynovitis: Trigger finger treatment without surgery If you are reading this article, you may have recently been diagnosed with or have been suffering from a “trigger finger” or Stenosing Tenosynovitis. Typically you wake up in the morning and one or […]