Can Hand Therapy Really Help My Thumb Arthritis?
The short answer: The study is testing non surgical options like multimodal hand therapy, ultrasound, or both, in 150 patients over 6…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · January 24, 2026Can Thumb Joint Replacement Get Infected After Surgery?
The short answer: Infections after thumb joint replacement are very rare. About 0.36% of cases get an infection. If you have severe…
Surgical Treatment · January 23, 2026Which Thumb Arthritis Treatment Works Best: Surgery or Injections?
The short answer: There are several good options for thumb arthritis, and no single operation is clearly the best. Seventeen studies with…
Surgical Treatment · January 21, 2026Can Medicine Advances for One Condition Help Others Too?
The short answer: A 63-year-old with severe hemophilia B safely had brain surgery using an extended half-life FIX medicine. This approach helped…
Epidemiology & Risk Factors · January 20, 2026Could a Rare Gene Problem Cause My Joint Pain and Other Health Issues?
The short answer: A rare SMAD3 gene change can cause many health problems, including early joint pain and serious blood vessel problems.…
Diagnosis & Imaging · January 17, 2026Is My Finger Injury Being Diagnosed Correctly?
The short answer: Simple tendon tears are usually spotted correctly by doctors about 95% of the time, but many finger injuries need…
Conservative Treatment · January 15, 2026Could Fat From Your Own Body Help Heal Your Painful Thumb Joint?
The short answer: Autologous fat grafting to the base of the thumb shows early promise for rhizarthrosis and may be an alternative…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · January 12, 2026Can a Thumb Implant Really Fix Your Thumb Arthritis and Improve Your Life?
The short answer: A pyrocarbon thumb implant can greatly reduce pain and restore movement after about 3.5 years. Average pain is 1.37…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · January 11, 2026Could a Small Implant Really Help Your Thumb Pain for 10 Years?
The short answer: The Pi2 implant helped most people’s thumb arthritis for more than 10 years. In this study, 96.6% were satisfied…
Rehabilitation & Functional Outcomes · January 11, 2026Can Physical Therapy Really Help My Thumb Arthritis Pain?
The short answer: Multimodal therapy reduces thumb arthritis pain more than using just one treatment, based on 27 reliable studies out of…