De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is inflammation of the tendons in the thumb. A person with the condition will experience pain when they move their thumb, but several treatments can ease symptoms. The ...

A 40-year-old man comes to the emergency department (ED) for suture removal from a laceration repair 10 days ago. He reports the pain is better, but that the thumb still feels stiff. He denies fever, ...

Rest, ice, compression, and elevation help treat tendonitis at home. Overuse, like typing or running, often causes extensor tendonitis. Pain from tendonitis gets worse if you use the affected muscles ...

Tendonitis usually occurs when you repeatedly injure or overuse a tendon. Tendons are the tissue that attach your muscles to your bones. Tendonitis in your finger can occur from repetitive straining ...

ADDUCTION contracture of the thumb presents a most serious disability of the hand. The thumb is useless as an opponent for the fingers, is unable to abduct and rotate and, in some cases, blocks ...

A tendon is a type of body tissue that connects muscle to bone. If a tendon becomes inflamed — painful and swollen — the condition is called tendonitis. In your hands, there are so-called extensor ...