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Hand Pain Risk Factors
Risk factors for hand pain include:
Elderly
Repetitive
stress
to a joint in the hand
Family history of
arthritis
History of a
tick bite
Previous injury to the joint
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Last Updated: Mar 18, 2009
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Hand Pain References:
Doleys DM, Marino L, Howell M, Nicholson B. Pain management programs in hand therapy: a literature review and appraisal. J Hand Ther. 1997 Apr-Jun;10(2):175-82.
Helliwell PS. Regional musculoskeletal pain. The elbow, forearm, wrist and hand. Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 1999 Jun;13(2):311-28.
Palmer KT. Regional musculoskeletal conditions: pain in the forearm, wrist and hand. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2003 Feb;17(1):113-35.
Wang AA, Whitaker E, Hutchinson DT, Coleman DA. Pain levels after injection of corticosteroid to hand and elbow. Am J Orthop. 2003 Aug;32(8):383-5.
