Wrist/Hand Conditions

A wrist sprain is a common injury to a ligament that occurs due to an acute traumatic event or chronic repetitive movements. These instances cause a ligament in the wrist to be stretched, twisted, lacerated or torn following sudden force, excessive load-bearing or twisting. Generally, someone will fall on an outstretched hand causing injury to …

De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is a condition that impairs the tendons controlling the thumb, in particular the abductor pollicis longus and the extensor pollicis brevis. It involves entrapment of these tendons affecting the first dorsal compartment of the wrist or the area behind the thumb side of the wrist. With this condition, thickening and degeneration of the …

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most common peripheral neuropathy in the upper limb and most often affects those aged between 40 and 60 years, and will occur ten times more in women than men. In carpal tunnel syndrome, the median nerve is affected and this reduces mobility of the nerve within its canal. Hand discomfort …