If you have psoriatic arthritis (PsA), you may be familiar with sore fingers, stiff wrists, and the frustration of struggling with formerly simple tasks like buttoning a shirt or chopping vegetables.

If one (or more) of your fingers feel sore and stiff throughout the day—and extra-tender at the moment you open your eyes in the morning—you could be dealing with osteoarthritis of the hands. For ...

Early treatment can help relieve symptoms and protect joint function from arthritis in your fingers. Symptoms of finger arthritis often include stiffness, decreased grip strength, and swelling around ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Arthritis is a broad descriptive term for inflammation and possible damage to joints due to a variety of ...

Arthritis in the hands can make everyday activities painful and difficult, especially as joints wear down over time as we age. Dr. Lacy Anderson shares helpful advice, offering both over-the-counter ...

Arthritis symptoms affecting the fingers can potentially be eased by hand exercises, OTC or prescription medications, hot/cold therapy, and supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin. Splinting or ...

Which fingerless gloves for arthritis are best? Whether it’s your wrist, palm or fingers, pain or discomfort due to hand-related arthritis can make life tough. Thankfully, there are ways to minimize ...

Q: Could I have arthritis of the hand or wrist? A: You may have developed arthritis if you’re experiencing pain, loss of motion, swelling, difficulty performing everyday tasks — such as turning a key ...

TAUNTON — Dr. Vanessa Lund, a Morton Hospital-affiliated orthopedic surgeon specializing in surgery of the hand and upper extremities answers common questions about arthritis. Q: What is arthritis? A: ...

Arthritis is not a single disease but a family of disorders that attack joints and the tiny, complex joints in our hands and fingers are among the most commonly affected. Two patterns are responsible ...

In an unexpected finding, patients with psoriasis showed similar hand impairment to patients with psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and rheumatoid ...

Do you have hot hands? That could be a sign that arthritis is on the way. Duke researchers are using a high tech thermal imaging device now to measure temperature changes in the hands of patients with ...