Do your hands change colors in the cold?
A patient with Raynaud's, causing the fingers to turn colors in the cold. Raynaud’s, referred to as Raynaud’s disease, phenomenon, or...
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Carve Turkey Not Your Hand This Thanksgiving!
While Thanksgiving celebrations may be modified a bit this year, no doubt many of you still plan on cooking a turkey. I'll leave the...
HAND AND WRIST CLICKING AND POPPING
Clicking and popping can occur even in healthy joints, but sometimes it can indicate a hand or wrist problem that needs medical...
Hand and Wrist Lumps and Bumps
Lumps and bumps on the hand, wrist, or forearm can be a cause of significant anxiety for patients but are rarely anything too serious....
Hand and Wrist Pain and Stiffness
These are some of the most common problems that I treat at Hand Institute of Charleston. Pain and stiffness can both can have a huge...
Hand Numbness and Tinging
This is one of the most common problems that I treat at Hand Institute of Charleston. Patients may describe that the hand feels numb,...
Anatomy of the Hand and Wrist
BASIC HAND AND WRIST ANATOMY The structure of the human hand is a highly complex. It is composed of skin, blood vessels, nerves, tendons,...
Braces, Splints, and Casts
WHAT ARE BRACES, SPLINTS, AND CASTS? These terms are often used interchangeably, but there are some subtle differences: Braces: These are...
Opiod-Sparing Hand Care
WHAT ARE OPIOD-SPARING TECHNIQUES? Opioid-sparing techniques are part of a whole treatment philosophy which aims to reduce the amount of...
Minimally Invasive Hand Surgery
WHAT IS MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY? Minimally Invasive Surgery techniques are those that aim to limit the size of the incision, and also...
Therapeutic Ultrasound
WHAT ARE THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND TREATMENTS? You may have heard of ultrasound imaging that is used to see structures inside the body like...
WALANT In-Office Procedures
WHAT IS WALANT SURGERY? WALANT Surgery (Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet): This is an anesthesia technique developed by hand...
Wrist Arthroscopy
WHAT IS WRIST ARTHROSCOPY? Wrist arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical technique. Small incisions are made on the wrist and a...
Image-Guided Injections
WHAT ARE IMAGE-GUIDED STEROID INJECTIONS? Steroid injections are commonly performed to reduce inflammation around a joint or tendon...
Hand and Wrist Surgery
WHAT IS HAND AND WRIST SURGERY? Surgery is a very broad category of medical treatment, but generally refers to treatments or procedures...
Sprains of the Wrist and Fingers
WHAT ARE WRIST AND FINGER SPRAINS? The joints between the bones of the hand and wrist are held in the proper alignment by thick bands of...
Ulnocarpal Abutment Syndrome
WHAT IS ULNOCARPAL ABUTMENT SYNDROME? Ulnocarpal abutment syndrome is a painful wrist condition in which bones rub together abnormally in...
Skier's or Gamekeeper's Thumb
UCL INJURIES (GAMEKEEPER’S OR SKIER’S THUMB) Thumb ligament injuries are common. The most common injury occurs to the ligaments at the...
Thumb CMC Arthritis
WHAT IS THUMB CMC (BASAL JOINT) ARTHRITIS? Arthritis literally means “inflamed joint”, and generally refers to any damage to the joints...
TFCC Injuries (Wrist)
WHAT ARE TFCC INJURIES? The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is a combination of multiple ligaments and a central disc of...
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