Hand & Wrist Conditions

Our professional team of consultants and surgeons are hand and wrist specialists. This page outlines some of the more common hand and wrist conditions.

The hand and wrist are an essential part of everyday life and patients who suffer with symptoms can find simple tasks of everyday living extremely painful or troublesome. The hand and wrist joints are made up of several small bones that form a complex interaction with ligaments and tendons to stabilize and move the hand and wrist smoothly. There are lots of different causes for pain, stiffness and nerve symptoms in the hand and wrist.

Common Conditions

In the following section we detail the common conditions affecting this part of the body and the potential treatments available.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

The median nerve travels through a short tunnel at the wrist called the carpal tunnel. The median nerve is responsible for supplying sensation to the thumb, index and middle fingers. The median…

DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis

This is a condition where the tendons the move the thumb base are irritable in a tunnel the runs on the thumb side of the wrist. What are the causes? It is not entirely clear what causes the…

Dupytren’s Disease

Dupuytren’s disease is a common condition that affects the palm of the hand and fingers. It is charcterised by thickened tissue that causes one or more of the fingers to bend into the hand. …

Ganglion

Technical Name: Ganglion AKA Name: Fluid filled lump Short Summary: Ganglion is a medical term for a harmless lump that is filled with jelly like fluid and originates from a joint capsule or a tendon…

Thumb Base Arthritis

The thumb base joint surfaces are covered by articular cartilage and the joint has a small amount of lubricating fluid. This allows the joint to move effortlessly with over 100 times less friction…

Trigger Finger

Trigger finger or thumb typically causes pain when the affected finger is bent towards the palm and catches or clicks. What are the causes? Triggering occurs when a nodule develops in the tendon…