Posted on February 8th, 2011 by admin | Comments Off
Our thumbs have been credited with separating man from beast and allow us to accomplish many daily activities, such as unscrewing lids from jars, typing, chopping vegetables, or grasping a pen. Unfortunately, those who suffer from Basilar joint arthritis, the most common arthritic condition of the hand, lose the ability to [...]
Posted on December 10th, 2010 by admin | Comments Off
Dismissing pain in the hands can only lead to pain progressively getting worse. Although arthritis does occur in men it is much more common in women over the age of 40. Arthritis in any part of the body is generally caused by the same thing, repetitive motion or injury. It is highly important that one [...]
Posted on November 15th, 2010 by admin | Comments Off
There are many people who have carpal tunnel and are very unaware of it. Although most people feel pain shooting down the arm and experience the occasional numbness most believe the pain will simply go away on its own. Fact is carpal tunnel does not go away on its own instead the signs and symptoms [...]
Posted on October 12th, 2010 by admin | Comments Off
Basilar joint arthritis is arthritis of the thumb. The thumb joint receives a vast amount of stress especially with pinching motions. The thumb joint generally wears out and has many arthritic problems the most common arthritis in the thumb are: Rheumatoid arthritis (autoimmune disease), traumatic arthritis (by injury), and osteoarthritis (degenerative disease). One’s physician will [...]
Posted on September 14th, 2010 by admin | Comments Off
It is difficult to avoid excessive use of the hands when in current times most all work requires the use of computers or some other gadget that must be maneuvered with the hands. Many times the using our hands throughout the day excessively is routine. Whether it be working with computers or simply doing hair [...]
Posted on July 3rd, 2010 by admin | Comments Off
The basilar joint is formed by a small bone in the wrist and the fist bone in the thumb. This joint allows the thumb to move in several directions for pinching and gripping. It is common to develop arthritis in the basilar thumb. Osteoarthritis and/or degenerative arthritis are conditions which develop from the natural wear [...]
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