Can Scientists Track Walking Speed to Help Understand Movement Problems?
The short answer: A phone can measure how fast you walk, and this could help you track your health at home. In…
Rehabilitation & Functional Outcomes · April 19, 2026Can Rehab Really Help My Thumb Arthritis After Surgery?
The short answer: Rehab after thumb arthritis surgery helps you heal. Doing rehab improves pain and movement, and after six months both…
Rehabilitation & Functional Outcomes · April 9, 2026Can Kinesio Tape Really Help Your Thumb and Hand Pain From Arthritis?
The short answer: Kinesio tape with hand exercises helped reduce pain and improve movement more than exercises alone, and the benefits lasted…
Rehabilitation & Functional Outcomes · March 10, 2026Will My Thumb Arthritis Make My Wrist Fracture Worse?
The short answer: If you have thumb or wrist arthritis and you break your wrist, it does not seem to slow healing…
Rehabilitation & Functional Outcomes · February 20, 2026Living with Thumb Arthritis: Daily Tips That Actually Help
The short answer: Small changes in how you do everyday tasks can dramatically reduce thumb pain and protect the joint from further…
Rehabilitation & Functional Outcomes · February 20, 20265 Hand Exercises for Thumb Arthritis (Approved by Hand Therapists)
How to do it: Tip: You can also wrap a large rubber band around your thumb and fingers and spread them apart…
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…
Rehabilitation & Functional Outcomes · November 11, 2025Is the DASH Questionnaire Really Measuring Your Hand Pain and Disability?
The short answer: The DASH test may not work well for thumb problems. It had 8 disordered scores, 9 misfitting questions, and…
Rehabilitation & Functional Outcomes · November 2, 2025What’s the Best Way to Recover After Thumb Surgery?
The short answer: A short orthotic thumb device used for 4 weeks after thumb surgery gives the best recovery, with the strongest…