Houston Hand Sports Injuries

COMMON SPORTS INJURIES

Whether you play sports for fun and exercise or are an athlete with more professional-level skills and goals, sports injuries to the hand or wrist can impact your life more than you might expect. Though most people rarely think of the complexity of the human hand, its strength and dexterity depends greatly upon an intricate system of bones, joints, tendons, muscle, nerves and vessels all working together properly, without pain, stiffness or loss of function. A dislocated finger, torn ligament, hand fracture or other injury can not only affect your game, but your ability to perform such simple tasks as making a fist, typing an email, fastening a button, holding a fork, or manipulating a key into a lock.

Sports, though fun, offer an array of movements that could injure the various components of the hand and wrist. Crushing, bending, pulling, twisting, straining, or simple repetitive motion can cause everything from minor function issues to major sports injuries with treatment options ranging from splinting and medication to surgery. Properly diagnosing and treating these sports injuries could not only restore hand function more quickly, but prevent long-term issues as well.

Common hand and wrist sports injuries include:

• Tendonitis
• Wrist Fracture
• Jamming of the Fingers
• Skier’s or Gamekeeper’s Thumb (tearing of the ligament at the base of the thumb)

Dr. Nicholas Fiore specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of hand and wrist injuries. Certified by the American Board of Surgery and fellowship trained in hand and microsurgery, Dr. Fiore offers the expertise needed to diagnose and treat your hand and wrist sports injuries. With three convenient office locations, in-office x-ray machines and hospital privileges at an array of Houston area hospitals, Dr. Fiore can assess and treat you injury with state-of-the-art equipment and unbeatable care close to home.

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