Rest, ice, compression, and elevation help treat tendonitis at home. Overuse, like typing or running, often causes extensor tendonitis. Pain from tendonitis gets worse if you use the affected muscles ...

A tendon is a type of body tissue that connects muscle to bone. If a tendon becomes inflamed — painful and swollen — the condition is called tendonitis. In your hands, there are so-called extensor ...

This week we are going to discuss a very complex condition that is called the extensor tendon laceration of the hand or thumb. The extensor tendons raise and straighten our fingers in our thumbs and ...

What Is de Quervain's Tenosynovitis? De Quervain's tenosynovitis is inflammation around the tendons in your thumb that leads to painful swelling. It's also called de Quervain's tendinosis or de ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON, D.C. — Orthopedic hand surgeons should consider the new diagnosis of extensor retinaculum ...

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. Familiarity with the terms used to describe the anatomy of the hand is important for clinical assessment. The terms “volar” and “palmar ...