Osteoarthritis
Holding a cup like this can be very painful for someone who has arthritis in their thumb.
Osteoarthritis is the most common for of arthritis. It affects millions of people worldwide and 1 in every 11 people in Australia will be affected. It can drastically affect your function and movement in the joints that are affected. It can occur in any joint in the body, but most commonly affects the knees, hips, lower back, neck and hands. As we are specialists in all things hands, we help a lot of people with osteoarthritis of the hands.
Use the navigation on the left to learn more about osteoarthritis. Hopefully the information here helps you.