From your shoulder to the tips of your fingers, there are 64 bones – 10 in the shoulder and arm, 16 in the wrist, and 28 in the hand – and all of them work together, along with tendons, ligaments, and muscles, to help you perform daily tasks like brushing your teeth, getting dressed, using your smartphone, typing on a keyboard, and lifting and carrying objects.
When you have pain in your hand, wrist, elbow, or shoulder, even simple everyday activities can become difficult.
In fact, up to 25% of all disability injuries in the U.S. involve the upper extremities, and 25% of athletic injuries involve the hand and wrist. But upper extremity pain doesn’t only affect athletes. It can also be caused by activities involving repetitive motion, degenerative conditions such as arthritis, and strain brought on by overuse.
Because the hand and arm work together to help us perform so many of our daily activities, you will want to be seen by a physician with extensive experience in treating hand and upper extremity pain.
If hand, wrist, or elbow pain is making everyday activities more difficult, make an appointment with one of our specialists.
Our Hand, Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder, General Orthopaedic, and Sports Medicine specialists at Tri-State Orthopaedics treat a variety of injuries and conditions including:
Hand and Wrist
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Carpal Tunnel Release with Ultrasound Guidance
- Trigger Digit
- Wrist Ganglion Cyst
- Basilar Thumb Arthritis
- Dupuytren’s Contracture
- DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis
- Fractures
Elbow
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Elbow Osteoarthritis
- Biceps Rupture
- Elbow Instability
- Golfers Elbow
- Radial Tunnel Syndrome
- Olecranon Bursitis
Don’t See Your Condition Listed?
The conditions listed above are just some of the hand, wrist, and elbow problems our specialists treat. If you don’t see what you’re experiencing listed, that doesn’t mean we can’t help. Make an appointment with one of our specialists to discuss your symptoms and determine the next steps for your care.
For more information about the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder injuries, visit the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons web page for Hand and Wrist and Shoulder and Elbow.
