Hand & Wrist Care
Carpal Tunnel Surgery Delray Beach, Boynton Beach & Boca Raton, FL
There are two differentiating factors that set humans apart from other animals: our highly developed brains and our hands. Your hands contain an intricate system of nerves, blood vessels, tendons, ligaments, muscles, joints, and bones that work together to provide motion and sensory information, such as touch and temperature. You use your hands countless times each day to grasp, carry, release, and manipulate objects and perform tasks such as writing, playing an instrument, or typing on a keyboard.
Your hands serve as a protective mechanism for your body and are vulnerable to a number of dangers and mishaps. For example, you use your hands to protect yourself by shielding potentially dangerous objects, and even breaking falls. Due to this protective mechanism, the bones of the hand and wrist are commonly fractured. In addition to these dangers, the hands are susceptible to cuts, abrasions, and burns that can result in damaged tendons, nerves, or even infection.
Wrist Tendonitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Because your hands and wrists are in constant motion each day, they are susceptible to overuse injuries such as tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome. Problems can occur in the muscles and joints, such as arthritis from normal wear and tear. Hand problems may develop because of certain medical conditions, such as diabetes or pregnancy.
Hand & Wrist Conditions
- Arthritis
- Bennett's Fracture (Thumb Fracture)
- Bite Injuries
- Boutonniere (Finger) Deformity
- Boxer's Fracture
- Bursitis
- Carpal Instability
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) / Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
- Congenital Hand Differences
- deQuervain's Tendonitis
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Extensor Tendon Injuries
- Flexor Tendon Injuries
- Fractures
- Ganglion Cysts (Hand/Wrist Lumps & Bumps)
- Hand Dislocations
- Hand Nerve and Injury Repair
- Infections
- Keinbock's Disease
- Mallet Finger Injury (Baseball Finger)
- Radial Tunnel Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Skier's Thumb
- Sports Injuries
- Swan Neck Finger Deformity
- Tendonitis
- Tenosynovitis
- Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Injury (Wrist Sprain)
- Trigger Finger / Thumb
- Work-related Injuries
- Wrist Fractures
Hand & Wrist Treatments
- Arthritis Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
- Excision of Masses
- Fracture Surgery
- Infection Surgery
- Injections & Medication
- On-site Certified Hand Therapist
- On-site Occupational Therapy
- Sports Medicine
- Tendon Transfers
- Thumb CMC Arthroplasty - Thumb Joint Reconstruction
- Trigger Finger Release Surgery
Are You a Candidate for Hand Surgery? Contact Hand Specialist Dr. Meadows Today!
Are you a candidate for hand surgery? Schedule a visit with Dr. Meadows in his Delray Beach orthopedic office, call (561) 496-6622 or you can request an appointment online. Visit our patient education library to learn more about hand and wrist conditions. Dr. Steve Meadows provides orthopedic care in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, and surrounding areas in Palm Beach County, Florida.