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The nerves in your hands play an important role. They are part of the network that relays pain, pressure, temperature, and tactile sensations back to the brain, in addition to regulating muscle motion. Radiating pain, tingling, and numbness in the hand can occur when these nerves are injured. This condition can severely restrict hand motion…
Your hands can perform many tasks – as big as gripping and carrying large objects and as fine as buttoning your shirt or typing. In order for the hands to have such versatility and dexterity, they are very complex: Each hand is composed of 27 bones, 27 joints, 34 muscles, and more than 100 ligaments…
The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is a network of ligaments, tendons, and cartilage that sits between the ulna and radius bones on the small finger side of the wrist. When you rotate your hand or grasp something with it, the TFCC stabilizes and cushions the wrist. The TFCC is vulnerable to damage due to its…
Hand pain is one of the annoying pains that can affect you in an unforgivable way. One of the causes of hand pain that affects function is Dupuytren’s contracture. Also known as Dupuytren’s disease, Dupuytren’s contracture is a condition in which the skin in the palm of the hand thickens abnormally at the base of…
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