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Baseball season is near, and one orthopedic surgeon is warning young players and their coaches and parents about the very real danger of overuse injuries.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune condition that targets joints throughout the body. This condition occurs when your immune system destroys your body's own cells as if they were a foreign invader. RA can cause elbow pain, as well as swelling, sti

Hand pain can happen for many reasons. An injury or disease of the muscles, nerves, or tendons in your hand can cause pain. Arthritis, tendonitis, and carpal tunnel syndrome are common causes of hand pain.

If you have fallen onto an outstretched hand (or a FOOSH injury), then you may have suffered a Colles fracture. A Colles fracture a break in the radius bone of the forearm, very close to the wrist joint. It typically requires surgery to reduce or set the

Wounds to the fingers typically heal well because fingers have an excellent blood supply. Usually, with clean amputations of the fingertip (or even the digit itself), surgery is not needed.

A wrist ganglion cyst is a swelling that usually occurs around the hand or wrist. A ganglion cyst is a fluid-filled capsule; they are not cancerous, will not spread, and while they may grow in size, they will not spread to other parts of your body.

Finger pulley injuries, or ruptures of the digital pulley, are seen almost exclusively in rock climbers.1 This makes sense given the stress this activity places on the digits when maneuvering along uneven surfaces while supporting the weight of the entire

Ring avulsions are rare injuries in which soft tissue like a ligament, tendon, or muscle is torn loose in the finger when a ring is suddenly and accidentally pulled off.1 Also called degloving, this could cause a range of problems from mild bruising to da

Knuckle pain has various causes, including arthritis, an injury, or an infection. In addition to pain, the knuckles might be swollen, tender, and stiff. Managing and treating knuckle pain depends on the severity and underlying cause.

Ulnar nerve entrapment occurs when there is too much pressure on the ulnar nerve. This leads to hand numbness or tingling in the forearm and pinky side of your hand (ulnar neuropathy). It may cause hand or elbow pain or tenderness.1 In severe cases, it ca