Are there any effective treatments for thumb arthritis that do not require surgery? ANSWER: Surgery for arthritis of the thumb is usually a treatment of last resort. A variety of less-invasive ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What can be done about thumb arthritis besides having surgery to relieve the pain? ANSWER: There are a number of therapies to consider before turning to surgery to treat thumb ...

Many people will experience some form of arthritis in their hand as they age. A common area for arthritis in the hand is in the thumb. Thumb arthritis is often a case of overuse, when the joint gets ...

BALTIMORE — We’ve all heard of arthritis in the knees and even the hips. But many people may not know the thumb is prone to the joint disease as well. Neil Zimmerman, hand surgeon at Curtis National ...

We’ve all heard of arthritis in the knees and even the hips. But many people may not know the thumb is prone to the joint disease as well. Neil Zimmerman, hand surgeon at the Curtis National Hand ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: The arthritis in my thumb has gotten so bad that I can hardly use my hand. I've tried a number of treatments. Nothing helps. Is surgery usually successful? I've heard the thumb joint ...

We use our thumbs for just about everything, especially these days with smartphones. For people suffering from painful arthritis in the thumb, the condition can make daily life extremely difficult.

Question: I have been having pain at the base of my thumb near the wrist, and am having increased difficulty opening jars and turning doorknobs. Is there such a thing as thumb arthritis? Answer: Thumb ...

Jonathan Tueting, MD, a shoulder, elbow and hand surgery specialist at Rush Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, performed the first carpometacarpal total joint arthroplasty in the U.S. In the new ...

Osteoarthritis in the thumb is the most common form of arthritis that affects the hands. Osteoarthritis results from the breakdown of joint cartilage and the underlying bone. It can affect the basal ...