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Finger, Hand, Wrist, Forearm & Elbow Conditions our senior hand therapists treat

Hand therapy is a specialty practice area under the allied health occupational therapy group. They are mainly concerned with treating orthopedic-based upper extremities

• elbows
• forearms
• wrists
• palms
• fingers
• thumbs
  

(skin, bones, joints, muscles, nerves etc) to optimize the functional and mobility use of the upper extremity. We address biomechanical issues underlying any hand and upper limb issues.

This article covers the list of painful fingers, hands, wrists, forearm & elbow conditions that our senior hand therapists treat in our hand and physiotherapy clinics.

FINGERS Painful injuries and conditions

• Boutonniere Deformity
• Finger Dislocation Injuries (PIP)
• Fingertip Injuries
• Mallet Finger (Tendon Rupture)
  
• Volar Plate Ligament Injury of the Finger
• Trigger Finger (related article here)

thumb Painful injuries and conditions

• Base of Thumb Carpo-metacarpal Arthritis
• Mallet Thumb (Tendon Rupture)
• Scaphoid Fractures
• LRTI (Surgery for Arthritis at the Base of the Thumb)
• Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Injury of the Thumb

hand / wrist / forearm Painful injuries and conditions

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (extended article here)
• DeQuervain Tendinopathy (extended article here)
• Distal Radius Fracture (extended article here)
• Dupuytren Disease
• Ganglion Cyst
• Hand Burns
• Hand Edema (related article here)
• Hand Fractures (related article here)
• Hand Infections
• Scapholunate (SL) Wrist Ligmament Injuries
• Radial Nerve Palsy
• Cubital Tunnel Syndrome (extended article here)
• TFCC Injuries (related article here)

upper arm & shoulder Painful injuries and conditions

• Frozen Shoulder (related article here)
• Distal Biceps Rupture
• Rotator Cuff Tear (related physiotherapy article here)
  
• Shoulder Impingement (related physiotherapy article here)
• Traumatic Shoulder Dislocation (related physiotherapy article here)

elbow painful injuries and conditions

Anterior (Front) Elbow Conditions

• Biceps insertion tendinopathy rupture
• Brachialis Strain / Tear
• Degenerative Joint Changes
• Adult Annular Ligament Tear / Sprains

Medial (Innerside) Elbow Conditions

• Medial Epicondylalgia (golfer's elbow)
  
• MCL strain / rupture
• Ulnar Nerve Entrapments
• Medial olecranon fossa impingement 

Lateral (Outerside) Elbow Conditions

• Lateral Epicondylalgia
• Osteochondral Fractures of the capitellum
• Osteochondritis Dissecans
• Synovial Plica
• LCL tear/ strain (also known as elbow ulnar collateral ligament strain)
  
• Fractures of the Radial Head
• Loose Bodies
• Osteoarthritis of the elbow radiohumeral joint
• Synovitis Radio-humeral joint
• Radial tunnel syndrome
• Posterior interosseous Nerve entrapment

Posterior (Back) Elbow Conditions

• Avulsion fractures of the olecranon
• Olecranon spurs
• Olecranon posterior impingement
• Triceps tendinopathy / Rupture
• Olecranon Bursitis
• Postero/lateral elbow dislocation

• Medial Epicondylitis (extended article here)
• Radial Head Fracture
• Total Elbow Arthroplasty
• Tennis Elbow (related article here)

other painful hand conditions and info

• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) (related article here)
• Extensor Tendon Injury
• Flexor Tendon Injury
  
• Osteoarthritis of the Hand (related article here)
• Helpful Tips To Prepare for Arm Or Hand Surgery
• Raynaud's Disease
  
• Tendon Transfers