Athletic injuries in the hand and wrist are often misdiagnosed and undertreated for a variety of reasons. Chronic and overuse injuries often go untreated due to the athlete’s reluctance to seek medical attention. This is because in many sports, the athlete can compensate with some of these injuries while this may be more difficult in… Continue Reading

Anti-inflammatories, splining, or even corticosteroid injections simply diminish symptoms but do not provide a long-term solution. They do not alter the often-inevitable course of progressive pain and even deformity. Osteoarthritis of the thumb, most typically basal joint arthritis, is the second most common location for arthritis in the hand but the most functionally disabling,. The… Continue Reading