Patrick J. McDaid, M.D.

Kienböck Disease causes one of the bones in the wrist (lunate bone) to slowly break down due to low blood supply. This process is called...

A sprained thumb is an injury to the ligament or tissue that connects the bone at the base of the thumb. It occurs when the thumb is...

De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is a painful condition that affects the tendons in the wrist. It occurs when the two tendons around the base...

A tremor in the hand can occur without a cause of an underlying condition. Shaky hands are not always a sign of a life-threatening...

Arthritis happens to millions worldwide, especially with age. The condition can develop at any part of the body — including the hands —...

According to recent estimates, approximately one-quarter of all sports injuries involve the hands or wrists. But these kinds of injuries...

Cold hands are uncomfortable both to you and to anyone they touch, but are they really anything to worry about? Sometimes those...

Simply put, grip strength is a measure of how much force or power you can create with your forearm and hand muscles. Weak hand and wrist...

A finger dislocation is a joint injury in which the finger bones move apart or sideways. The ends of the bones are no longer aligned...

Hand cramps can be extremely uncomfortable and either sporadic or chronic. When your hand cramps up, you may have difficulty making a...