A 2024 study revealed that prolonged smartphone use, around five hours daily, leads to hand pain, stiffness, and reduced grip ...

Trigger finger, or stenosing tenosynovitis, affects hand tendons causing finger locking and discomfort Its symptoms include stiffness, clicking sounds, and tenderness near the affected finger ...

We use our hands for activities from cooking to brushing our teeth to gardening to writing a shopping list. So when our hands, wrists, or fingers hurt, that pain can interfere with much of what we do.

I've developed trigger finger and it means I can’t bend my thumb. My pharmacist suggested resting it and applying anti-inflammatory cream but that hasn’t worked. What would you recommend? Trigger ...

Peter H. Gott, M.D. Dear Dr. Gott: I get trigger finger. This is the third one I have gotten in the past two years. A cortisone shot does nothing, and surgery is the only thing that has helped me. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Patients with trigger finger who received an injection of lidocaine with corticosteroid experienced ...