The stiffness and pain of osteoarthritis of the hands usually occur later in life. The hand joints most often affected are where the thumb and wrist joint, the joint closest to the fingertip, and the ...

When arthritis affects hand joints, daily activities can become difficult. Osteoarthritis of the hands usually occurs later in life, with specific joints often affected more than others. The joints ...

Hydroxychloroquine was not effective for inflammatory erosive osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands, a multicenter randomized study confirmed. At week 52, pain scores on the Australian Canadian Hand ...

Dr. Anderson said the treatment uses low doses of radiation to target inflamed joints. Dr. Anderson also said the ratiation reduces the activity of inflammatory cells and calms the body’s immune ...

The 2018 update of recommendations for the management of hand osteoarthritis (OA) from the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) incorporate new evidence developed during the last decade, ...

Parts of your hands often hurt. Simple acts like opening a jar become more difficult or painful. It’s highly possible these problems stem from osteoarthritis of the hands. Half of women and one-fourth ...

Hope for a potential new treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand is held out by new research from the University of Oxford. The authors of the study, published in Science Translational Medicine, ...

Hand osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition of the joints of the hand. Its main symptoms are stiffness, swelling, and pain. Sometimes, bony nodules develop on the fingers at the middle joint ...

Findings do not support the current practice of off-label use of hydroxychloroquine for treating symptomatic hand osteoarthritis. For patients with moderate to severe hand pain and radiographic ...

Acupressure performed by patients on their own was at least somewhat effective for relieving symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in a randomized trial from Hong Kong, researchers said. With 314 ...