Hand Therapist Nigel Chua

The bone heals in six weeks regardless. Weeks 6 to 12 decide whether the wrist works. What to do in the cast, what to start the day it comes off, and the late signs worth acting on.

Exercises for thumb base arthritis build the muscles that stabilize the joint during pinch. The two that matter, the joint protection that does more than any of them, and what to expect.

A wrist that clicks without pain is almost always nothing. A click with pain, swelling, weakness or a shift under the skin is a structure moving. Which sounds matter, where they come from, and when to get it assessed.

Texting thumb is a load problem, not a diagnosis. Where the pain sits tells you which structure is involved, and four specific changes settle most cases within a fortnight.

The trigger finger splint holds the big knuckle straight, not the finger joints — and that detail is the whole mechanism. How to wear it, the exercises that go alongside, and when splinting stops being the answer.

Don’t hit it with a book and don’t put a needle in it. Which ganglions can be left alone, which ones are worth treating, and the features that mean the lump is something else.

Tennis elbow does not settle with rest — degenerated tendon rebuilds under load. The four exercises that matter, the 24-hour rule that tells you the dose is right, and a realistic timeline.

Nerve and tendon glides help some people with carpal tunnel and do nothing for others. Which exercises are worth doing, which ones aggravate it, and the point at which exercises stop being the answer.

Often yes, and the odds depend almost entirely on how long it has been catching and whether the finger still straightens. What works without surgery, what doesn’t, and the point where the window closes.

Hands numb at night are almost always a compressed nerve. Which fingers go numb, whether the back of the hand or the feet are involved, and how often it happens tell you which nerve, where, and what to do tonight.