Over time, this imbalance of the finger joints can result in the crooked “swan-neck” position. Rheumatoid arthritis can cause it. A swan-neck deformity can make it almost impossible to bend ...

The type of joint in your thumb is called a saddle joint. This can make your thumb more likely to develop arthritis as you age. It’s common to develop thumb arthritis over time because as your ...

Medically reviewed by Stella Bard, MD Arthritis in your fingers often starts with subtle changes. At first, you might wake up ...

OA most commonly affects three parts of the hand: The base of the thumb ... The progression of arthritis in the hands can actually be measured. People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic ...

which is seen in the progressive disease rheumatoid arthritis. Phoenix119, CC BY-SA 3.0 Hitchhiker’s thumb occurs when the thumb bends at the joint connecting the thumb to the palm and ...

Thumb arthritis can be related to osteoarthritis (which affects the joint and the bone) or rheumatoid arthritis (an auto-immune condition). Thumb pain at your thumb joint caused by arthritis can ...

Rheumatoid arthritis affects millions of Americans ... more than thirty minutes Mild joint tenderness, particularly in finger and toe joints Slight swelling in affected joints Unexplained fatigue ...