Raynaud's Phenomenon: If your fingers turn pale, then blue, then red when they are exposed to cold temperatures, you may have this unusual condition. This squeezing can come from repetitive pushing and pulling, bending the wrist, pinching, and gripping-all motions that are common in everyday life. When the nerve gets squeezed at the elbow joint, it can be very painful. Radial Tunnel Syndrome: The radial nerve runs from the side of the neck to the hand, passing through a tunnel in the elbow. A doctor can help you detach the remaining nail and protect the nailbed from infection It can take six months for a new nail to grow back in its place. Nailbed Injuries: If you hit or jam your finger in an accident, the nail may separate from the nailbed. In a severe sprain, the ligament is torn clean through-and it may take a small bone chip (an avulsion) with it. It's very common to sprain a wrist, an injury that may stretch or partially tear a ligament. Ligament Injuries: A sprain is an injury to a ligament, one of the strong bands of tissue that connect one bone to the next. The cause of this disease is not known, but The symptom to watch for is pain and stiffness in the wrist. Kienb öcks Disease (Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate or Lunatomalacia): An interruption of blood flow to a small bone in the wrist called the lunate can cause this bone to die.
Talk to your doctor about the treatment options and what will be best for you. They are non-cancerous and filled with a jelly-like fluid, and they may be painful if they press on a nerve.
Ganglion Cyst: These round or oval lumps may form on the tendons or joints of your wrist.
At UR Medicine Hand and Wrist Services, we can diagnose and treat any kind of fracture in the wrist or hand, and we are ready to work with you on recovery and rehabilitation. This condition makes it impossible to bend your fingers toward your palm.įractures: All broken bones are known as fractures. You may feel a tough lump in the palm of your hand, and cords of tissue extending up the afflicted fingers.įlexor Tendon Injuries (Jersey Finger): When a deep cut on the palm side of your hand damages the tendons that control your hand's movement, you have a flexor tendon injury. You may have trouble gripping things with the affected hand, and your wrist may be swollen on the thumb side.ĭupuytren's Contracture: Over the course of several years, this hand deformity pulls the pinky and ring finger toward the palm in a permanently curled position. The pain begins in the thumb and travels down through the wrist. Repetitive motion causes this injury-which is was assembly line workers, people who work at a computer all day, and people in many other professions develop this disorder. Early treatment with pain killers, a wrist splint, and cortisone injections can help you avoid surgery.ĭeQuervain Syndrome (Washerwoman's Sprain, Gamer's Thumb): It's not clinically proven that too much gaming or thumb-typing causes this painful condition, but DeQuervain Syndrome still gets one of its nicknames from video game enthusiasts. This may be followed by numbness or weakness in the injured arm.Ĭarpal Tunnel Syndrome: If you feel numbness or tingling in your hand and arm, you may have the pinched nerve in your wrist that doctors call carpal tunnel syndrome. When these nerves are compressed or stretched to the breaking point, you may feel a burning sensation in your arm-or a sharp pain, like a lightning bolt, at the moment of impact. The injury gets its name from its frequency among boxers and martial arts fighters.īrachial Plexus Injury (Erb's Palsey): The nerves that send signals from your spine to your shoulder, arm, and hand are known as the brachial plexus. This is usually the result of a blow to the hand or an accident.īoxer's Knuckle: A direct blow to the knuckle-usually at the base of the middle finger-can cause a tear in the tendon that straightens the finger. Pain, swelling, and trouble extending the finger are all symptoms of this injury to the tendon.īoutonniere Deformity: An injury to the tendons that straighten the middle joint of your finger can make you finger bend-and make it impossible to straighten.
This disease can be particularly troublesome when it affects your hand, fingers, or wrist, as it can limit your ability to do the things you do on a daily basis.īaseball (Mallet) Finger: This injury to the outermost joint of the finger is very common among baseball and basketball players. Arthritis:Chronic pain, swelling, and stiffness in your joints often means that you have arthritis.