In the current study, hand therapists fashioned rigid splints out of $5 to $6 worth of thermoplastic for one arthritic finger joint per patient, and patients wore the splints nightly while ...

The Chargers quarterback has been dealing with an injury to the middle finger on his non-throwing hand in Week 4, fracturing it in the third quarter of a game against the Raiders.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Inexpensive splints worn nightly can reduce the pain of hand osteoarthritis, a chronic ailment that affects a majority of older adults, a new study shows. "It's a well ...