New insights in treatment of Thumb Arthritis according to Kristin Valdes
Do you Know ReHand App? Treatment of Thumb Osteoarthritis and Pain Hand function can be affected when Osteoarthritis in Carpal-Metacarpal joint (CMC) of the thumb appears. Current evidence support Therapeutic Exercise for managing Thumb Pain as the main treatment. In the National Congress of Hand Therapists of April 2017 that took place in Marbella (Spain), Kristin Valdes (an important Occupational Therapist and researcher) talked about tratment in detail. Press the buttom below to read her research work about hand pathology: Kristin Valdes in Pubmed Thumb Arthritis Factors Based on some articles from 2013 to 2016, she highlighted three main factors for thumb Osteoarthritis appearance: 1. Compressive forces on the Joint between First Metacarpal and Carpal, known as Trapezoid-Metacarpal Joint. 2. Ligamentary instability caused by hiperlaxity of some important ligaments. Volar Ligaments are the [...]