You depend on your hands and wrists. At work, whether you use a keyboard or a clipboard, a hammer, or a steering wheel, healthy hands and wrists are not optional.
The surgeons at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital who specialize in hand and wrist procedures provide comprehensive care for all the many problems that can affect the upper extremities. Our board-certified and fellowship-trained hand and wrist specialists evaluate and treat hundreds of patients each year.
Surgery is not always required and sometimes, the most effective treatment often takes the shape of non-operative measures, which include hand therapy and the use of different types of splints. However, when surgery is necessary, our surgeons use the latest and most sophisticated techniques in treating our patients. Some of the most common issues they treat include:
We use our hands and wrists for the bulk of our activities during the day, without ever stopping to think about it.
Until one suffers from arthritis trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome, or other ailments that can affect the hand and wrist, only then does one realize just how important our hands are to everyday tasks. Aching hands can transform even a simple task into a painful ordeal!
Beneath our skin, the wrists and hands are one of the most intricate yet vulnerable areas to injure in the body. The complex architecture of tendons, nerves, joints, ligaments, and bones is vulnerable to illness or injury.
However, if people take the time to understand a few basic preventive procedures, they will be able to keep their wrists and hands in good shape and avoid having to see a hand specialist.
Here are a few tips to help you keep your hands and wrists in a healthy condition:
The human hand itself is very complex and delicate in structure. Thus, hand surgery requires a completely different surgical approach from a qualified hand and wrist surgeon. It traditionally includes treatment of the entire hand, wrist, and forearm.