The human hand is an intricate system comprised of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels. When injury occurs—or congenital deformities, tumors, infections, or other medical ...

Hope for a potential new treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand is held out by new research from the University of Oxford. The authors of the study, published in Science Translational Medicine, ...

During their lifetime, one in two women and one in four men will experience hand osteoarthritis, a disabling condition that can result in pain, joint stiffness, functional limitations, and sometimes ...

A new study has identified that Talarozole, a drug that is known to increase retinoic acid, was able to prevent osteoarthritis (OA) in disease models. A new study, published in Science Translational ...

You can increase your physical activity to ease joint pain and stiffness in osteoarthritis. Tai chi is recommended for people ...

A hand surgeon's first patient to get a newly approved thumb implant says she's back to using her hand without pain.

When arthritis affects hand joints, daily activities can become difficult. Osteoarthritis of the hands usually occurs later in life, with specific joints often affected more than others. The joints ...

The stiffness and pain of osteoarthritis of the hands usually occur later in life. The hand joints most often affected are where the thumb and wrist joint, the joint closest to the fingertip, and the ...

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease, affecting 2.1 million Australians. It costs the economy A$4.3 billion each year. Osteoarthritis commonly affects the knees, but can also affect the ...

A new study, published in Science Translational Medicine by researchers at the University of Oxford has identified that Talarozole, a drug that is known to increase retinoic acid, was able to prevent ...