Hand & Wrist Care at Southcoast Health
A wide range of daily activities would be difficult without healthy and functioning hands and wrists. This area of the body is very complicated and vulnerable to injury. Hand and wrist injuries can impact your quality of life and have a lasting effect on future function. It’s for this reason that Southcoast Health offers a variety of services for hand and wrist pain in Fall River, New Bedford and Wareham, MA.
Southcoast’s hand and wrist specialists are dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and care of hand, wrist and upper extremity injuries, deformities and disorders. These board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeons seek to find the best solution for each patient to help improve hand function.
Treating Hand & Wrist Injury in MA & RI
We can help treat the following types of injuries, diseases and conditions:
- Broken bones
- Finger fractures
- Hand fractures
- Nerve injuries
- Wrist sprains
- Arthritis
- Boutonnière deformity
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Compartment syndrome
- De Quervain’s tendinosis
- Dupuytren’s contracture
- Ganglion cysts
- Trigger finger
- Ulnar tunnel syndrome
While most patients benefit from conservative treatments, some patients require surgery to resolve their issue. Recommended treatment options may include:
- Physical or occupational therapy
- Medication
- Joint injections
- Splinting
- Joint replacement
- Nerve surgery
- Arthroscopy
- Carpal tunnel surgery
At Southcoast, we use the most current technologies with a minimally invasive approach. Our goal is to offer the best care with a faster and less painful recovery.
Find a Hand Specialist Near You Today
Get your hand and wrist care questions answered by finding a doctor or a physician practice nearby to schedule a consultation with a specialist. You can also learn more at our free educational Joint Seminar. Call 508-973-1559 to register. We look forward to helping you find the best way to live free of hand pain.
Southcoast Health provides a range of hand and wrist care services, including treatment for wrist injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome in Fall River, Dartmouth, New Bedford, Wareham, and parts of MA and RI.