Patrick J. McDaid, M.D.

Most children and adolescents regularly experience physical injuries from ordinary play and sports. However, with the increasing...

Tingling, numbness, and pain in the hands are common during pregnancy. Most pregnant women who experience these symptoms are in their...

Arthritis wears away at the cartilage of a joint, which is the cushioning material between bones. This can cause inflammation and...

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...