A study from 2019 enrolled 30 participants with osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints, or the joints closest to the ends of your fingers. Participants wore silver ring splints ...

The distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint connects the bones at the tips ... A 2019 study noted that using a tin alloy splint on the affected finger is a safe and straightforward way to help reduce ...

Splint, brace, or sleeve ... and middle (proximal interphalangeal) joints of the finger as well as basal thumb arthritis (base of the thumb at the wrist). Joint replacement.

Finger splints are classed as medical equipment ... the design helps correct flexion contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint, in which a person may experience difficulty straightening ...

Dr. Hutchinson: For example, in the fingers the most common place to get arthritis is near the tips in the last joint, called the distal interphalangeal joint ... the mainstay for treatment is to get ...

The second joint (PIP or proximal interphalangeal joint ... wearing a thumb splint; paraffin wax baths; and topical pain-relieving creams containing capsaicin, hyaluronic acid, boswellia serrata ...

Assess the flexor digitorum superficialis by asking the patient to flex the proximal interphalangeal joint of the affected ... include the use of a spica splint to immobilize the thumb and ...

The primary metacarpophalangeal or proximal interphalangeal joints of these patients were ... patients were advised to wear a custom-fitted splint at night for up to 4 months, although compliance ...

because he was unable to extend the distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ). He wanted to avoid a 3-hour trip to a hand specialist at the nearest tertiary care hospital as he did not have a car. After 6 ...

Arthrodesis treats arthritis pain in the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint – the joint near the ... You’ll likely need a splint or cast to keep your wrist still as it heals.