Category : Hand and Elbow / Orthopaedics
T h e t h u m b i s i n v o l v e d i n a b o u t 5 0 % o f a l l h a n d f u n c t i o n s . W h e n t h e t h u m b i s p a i n f u l o r i n j u r e d , i t b e c o m e s v e r y d i f f i c u l t t o u s e t h e h a n d . D u r i n g n o r m a l l i f e , w e t a k e o u r t h u m b s f o r g r a n t e d . W h e n t h e t h u m b i s n o t w o r k i n g p r o p e r l y , t a s k s a r e m o r e d i f f i c u l t , a n d w e t h e n r e a l i z e h o w i m p o r t a n t t h e t h u m b i s . T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l c a u s e s o f t h u m b p a i n i n c l u d i n g : ( 1 ) t r i g g e r t h u m b , ( 2 ) a r t h r i t i s , ( 3 ) t e n d o n i t i s , ( 4 ) c a r p a l t u n n e l s y n d r o m e , a n d ( 5 ) s k i e r s t h u m b .
Source : Handcare (ASSH)
On : 12-Feb-2021