As your cartilage wears away, you lose the cushion for your bones. This can cause a lot of pain and damage to your thumb joint. You may stop using your thumb the same way you used to without ...

Usually, the first sign of arthritis in the thumb is pain, tenderness, and stiffness. You’re most likely to feel it at the base of your thumb as you try to grip, pinch, or clasp something ...

The thumb is one of five digits on each hand, but it has a different shape and function from the other digits. However, most medical guides refer to the thumb as a finger. Also known as the pollex ...

Cartilage acts as a cushion to reduce the friction between the bones in the joint. Aging and the ongoing use of the thumb and its linked joint may cause the natural wear of the cartilage and the ...

As you get older, a few creaks and cracks are normal as the cushioning cartilage between your joints wears away and bones rub together. You can feel pain in any joint, including your knees ...

The thumb has only two phalangeal bones and two joints: the metacarpophalangeal joint and the interphalangeal joint. The anatomical snuffbox is the triangular depression on the dorsal radial ...

When the distal joint hyperextends, it enables the thumb to bend backward ... an abundant protein found in the skin, muscle, and bones. When collagen becomes weak, it will lead to loose and ...

Wilson said they have been booked for an appointment at their local children's hospital where doctors will try to get a better understanding of how the bones in the thumb are connected.

Your skeletal muscles are attached to your bones by tendons ... "The gluteus maximus extends the thigh at the hip joint," Davies said. "We use it when we get up from a chair, walking up steps ...