Arthritis wears away at the cartilage of a joint, which is the cushioning material between bones. This can cause inflammation and irritation of the synovial ... Then, slowly bend your hand into a fist ...

Leading consultant, orthopaedic surgeon Alison Edwards, who specialises in hand surgeries, performed the procedure, known as Trapeziometacarpal joint replacement, at the Practice Plus Group Hospital ...

Resident personal trainer Belinda Norton guides you through some basic but effective exercises to maintain healthy hands.

This scale was developed to help doctors measure disease activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis ... of the joints affected by RA and the bones around them. Several scales are now available ...

Background: Gouty arthritis is a common inflammatory arthritis. The recurrent gout attacks severely damage the joint’s function, lead to bone erosion, and affect bone metabolism. The role of magnesium ...

The most commonly fractured bones include the distal radius on the thumb side of your wrist, the ankle ... Calcium and bones. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

It is, by far, the most common type of diagnosed arthritis, according to the Arthritis Foundation. The good news is that running doesn’t cause osteoarthritis, and in many cases, you can—with ...

I was later diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (an autoimmune disease which causes inflammation of the joints and pain), which meant even the smallest tasks could be challenging. I was living in ...

If your outer wrist feels sore and achy, you might chalk it up to arthritis. But that discomfort could be ulnar wrist pain, ...

1 Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China 2 Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China Rheumatoid arthritis is a widely prevalent ...

Oct. 27, 2021 — Bone mineral density at the femoral neck bone in postmenopausal women decreased by an average of 10% during a 25-year follow-up, according to a new study. Being the world's ...

Scientists have estimated the size of an extinct flying reptile called a pterosaur, based on fragments of a fossil finger bone discovered in southern England in June 2022. These results reveal ...