As people age, the thumb joint becomes a common site of arthritis. The ligaments ... and the joint at the base of the thumb (first carpometacarpal) can wear out. This can cause stiffness, pain ...

Most improvement occurred in the first three months ... Long-Term Outcomes of Nonsurgical Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (2023).

Osteoarthritis guidelines released Wednesday ... radiofrequency ablation and kinesiotaping for the first carpometacarpal and knee The guidelines also advise against using intra-articular ...

open-label dose escalation phase to characterize the safety and tolerability of an AllocetraTM injection in patients with osteoarthritis of the first basal thumb joint (first CMC joint ...