An injury to the tendon that straightens the tip of your finger or thumb is called a mallet finger (or “baseball finger”). If you have a mallet finger injury, your finger will: droop at the tip look ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a painful trigger finger on my left hand. What caused it, and what can I do about it? DEAR READER: The term “trigger finger” may conjure up visions of sharpshooters and hunters.

Dear Dr. Donohue: I’d appreciate your addressing the problem of a trigger finger. — E.G.Dear E.G.: Finger tendons arise in forearm muscles, pass through the wrist and palm, and finally attach to ...

Finger joint pain can affect a person’s everyday activities and may have several causes. It is common for swelling and stiffness to accompany finger joint pain. Some people experience finger joint ...

Swan neck deformity is a hand deformity in which your fingers are bent abnormally. Your finger’s middle joint bends back more than usual. The tip of your finger is bent down. Swan neck deformity only ...

MIAMI -- A torn tendon in superstar Dirk Nowitzki's left middle finger made the Dallas Mavericks' Game 1 loss to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals on Tuesday night a little more painful. Nowitzki ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a new, customizable finger brace designed to ease rehabilitation and arthritis care for working people.

Q: I am 56 and have just been told I have arthritis. Am I slightly young for arthritis? I saw the doctor because of tiny bumps that popped out on the knuckles of some of my fingers and because my ...

It looks like the Seattle Seahawks are going to be without Russell Wilson for a while. The Seahawks quarterback is expected to be out approximately six weeks after undergoing surgery on his finger, ...

Among topics discussed at the Southern Medical Association, which met in Oklahoma City last week, were three interesting means of patching damaged human bodies: Fingers-from Toes. Dr. Herbert van ...