Hand and wrist pain

Carpal tunnel syndrome happens when the nerve that crosses the front of your wrist (the median nerve) is trapped causing pain, numbness, tingling and weakness in the hand and arm.

Pain that lasts for longer than three months is called chronic pain. The pain can be a result of illness, an injury or accident or have no apparent trigger. It may vary in intensity and be in any part of your body.

De Quervain’s is a type of tendonitis that causes pain when you move your wrist and thumb, and usually a tender swelling at the base of your thumb.

Dupuytren’s disease occurs when scar-like tissue forms just beneath the skin of the fingers and the palm of the hand.

A ganglion cyst is a lump under the skin containing synovial fluid. Ganglion cysts are most commonly seen on the back of the wrist and can be painful if they occur near a nerve.

Inflammatory arthritis is an autoimmune disease. Your body’s normal defence system begin triggers an attack on the cells in the lining of your joints.

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It is a degenerative disease and is often referred to as "wear and tear" of a joint as you get older.

Osteoporosis literally means ‘porous bones’ and is one of the most common bone diseases in the world.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common form of inflammatory arthritis. Inflammatory arthritis is an autoimmune disease.

Skier’s thumb is a common injury sustained when falling on an outstretched hand, causing the ligament on the inside of the thumb to become stretched or torn.

The tissue that attaches muscles to a bone is called a tendon. Tendonitis is an inflammation of a tendon or the muscles around a tendon.

Tenosynovitis occurs when a tendon is injured or irritated or the sheath is injured causing restricted movement pain and swelling.

Trigger finger occurs when the tendons in your hand become swollen or irritated.

Vasculitis is a condition that causes your blood vessels (veins) to become inflamed – often restricting blood flow to tissues and organs.