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Stem Cell Therapy for the Hand and Wrist

 

Thumb and hand joint arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome affect millions of Americans. The constant pivoting and swiveling of the basal (base of the thumb) wears the joint out easily. In addition, repetitive use of the wrists leads to damaged tendons. To relieve the pain and inflammation of these conditions, orthopedic surgeons and pain management specialists are using stem cell therapy.

 

Stem cell injections use your body’s own cells, growth factors, and platelets to repair damaged wrist and hand structures that cause loss of mobility and pain. As we age, the body is not able to recruit enough stem cells to the site to fully repair the injured structure. Stem cell injection procedures help overcome this problem by administering the cells into the damaged area directly.

Many hand and wrist problems respond to stem cell injection therapy. These include:

  • Basal joint arthritis – Affects the hand and thumb joints, in young and old persons.
  • Injuries – To the hand, fingers, thumb, or wrist are common in athletes (skier’s thumb and gamekeeper’s thumb).
  • Overuse conditions – Gamer’s thumb, which is a repetitive stress injury to the tube caused by spending long periods of time interacting with game controllers and mobile devices.
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome – Tendon damage that occurs from repetitive use of the wrists over time.
  • Stenosing tenosynovitis – Also called trigger finger, this condition results in one of your fingers getting stuck in a bent position. The stenosing occurs from inflammation that narrows the space within the tendon sheath, which surrounds the tendon.
  • Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tear – Injury to the TFCC found in the wrist between the carpal bones and the end of the ulna.