Lauren Tyndall was diving into third base during a pre-season practice session when it happened. “The girl at the base swept it with her glove, and it broke my right pinkie just above the knuckle,” ...

Hand splints to steady achy joints may ease the pain for people who suffer from degenerative arthritis, the most common joint disorder. That's the conclusion from a new review of the medical ...

Few cost-effective interventions are available for hand osteoarthritis (OA) affecting the distal interphalangeal joint (DIP); however, short-term, night-time joint splinting could offer a safe and ...

A splint is a piece of medical equipment used to keep an injured body part from moving and to protect it from any further damage. Placed properly, a rigid splint will help ease the pain of an injury ...