Wrist tendonitis is a type of inflammation that specifically affects the tendons in your wrist. It may impact your ability to perform activities involving your wrists, but treatments can help ease the ...

A workout that mindlessly tones your arms while getting some cardio in? Sounds like a no-brainer, but experts say to proceed with caution. Wrist weights have been around for decades, but TikTok users ...

Your hand and wrist are some of the most important structures in your body, allowing you to physically interact with your surroundings. Unfortunately, they are also prone to injuries and other ...

Tendons are composed of densely organized collagen fibers, proteoglycans, elastin and lipids. They are surrounded by the thin epitendon, which also contains nerves and blood vessels. Tendon structure ...

Pain, stiffness, and discomfort in the wrists can be debilitating and a cause for concern. Many times, serious wrist conditions are the result of underlying health conditions combined with repetitive ...

What do politicians, massage therapists, musicians, card dealers, carpenters, cooks and painters have in common? They use their thumbs and twist their wrists a lot and commonly have pain at the base ...

Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and tendonitis can overlap. It is important to distinguish between the two to receive appropriate treatment. CTS occurs when tissues swell and compress the ...

In this month's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Julio Bonis, diagnoses himself with a new kind of acute tendonitis. The cause of the injury was playing hours of tennis — on his ...

Background: The sport of rock climbing has its own spectrum of injuries, almost half of which involve the wrist and hand. Objective: To examine the incidence of acute wrist and hand injuries in 545 ...