Tendonitis usually occurs when you repeatedly injure or overuse a tendon. Tendons are the tissue that attach your muscles to your bones. Tendonitis in your finger can occur from repetitive straining ...

What do politicians, massage therapists, musicians, card dealers, carpenters, cooks and painters have in common? They use their thumbs and twist their wrists a lot and commonly have pain at the base ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -De Quervain tenosynovitis is caused by inflammation in the tendons or in the tendon sheath that runs along the thumb side of the wrist. This syndrome can cause pain along the ...

The 29-year-old man didn't even notice the injury during play, doctor said. — -- The joy felt when playing Candy Crush helped mask the serious injury a California man sustained from countless ...

Tendons in the hand can thicken abnormally and develop tendinitis in people who text frequently using their thumbs, says a study published online in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & ...

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart reportedly suffered a torn tendon in his right thumb. Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reported the news, noting Smart "will have second opinions on his thumb and be ...