Elbow & Wrist Pain Treatment

Night-time hand tingling or a weaker grip? Carpal tunnel syndrome affects the median nerve at the wrist.

An elbow forced backwards during a fall or sport can injure more than soft tissue.

A fingertip that suddenly droops and cannot actively straighten needs prompt medical or hand-service assessment.

Pain at the base of the thumb when opening jars, turning keys or pinching can come from the carpometacarpal joint.

Tingling in the little and ring fingers, especially when your elbow stays bent, may involve the ulnar nerve.

Stiffness or pain when reaching, lifting or straightening the elbow can affect ordinary tasks.

Aching, fatigue or tingling during repetitive work can be frustrating.

A finger or thumb that catches, clicks or locks can make dressing, cooking and gripping difficult.

Pain on the thumb side of the wrist when lifting a baby, opening a jar or using your phone may be De Quervain’s.

A smooth lump around the wrist or hand may be a ganglion cyst, but a new lump should be checked before treatment.

Pain and swelling at the thumb knuckle after it has been forced sideways need prompt assessment.

A painful wrist after a fall or twist should not automatically be assumed to be a simple sprain.

A firm palm nodule or a finger gradually bending towards the palm may be Dupuytren’s disease.

Inner elbow pain with gripping, carrying or twisting can be golfer’s elbow even if you never play golf.

Pain on the little-finger side of your wrist when twisting, gripping or pushing up from a chair may involve the TFCC.

Pain with repetitive wrist movement or gripping can come from a tendon problem.

A swelling over the point of the elbow may be olecranon bursitis.

Painful or stiff fingers and wrists can affect cooking, writing and hobbies.

Outer elbow pain when gripping, lifting a kettle or turning a handle? Tennis elbow, also called lateral elbow tendinopathy, can affect work and hobbies as well as sport.