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The scaphoid is the most commonly injured bone within the wrist, but frequently difficult to assess on X-rays.

This page gives patients with arthritis advice on how to manage a flare (worsening of symptoms).

This is painful condition that involves irritation of the two tendons that run through a tunnel on the thumb side of the wrist.

The term ‘arthritis’ is used to describe a swelling in a joint. There are many different types of arthritis, and osteoarthritis is the most common.

Kienbock’s disease of the lunate is a condition in which the normal blood supply to the lunate bone shuts off, and the bone is left without a blood supply.

A carpal boss is a bony lump which appears on the back of the hand at the junction between the wrist and the hand, known as the carpo-metacarpal joint. It is common and completely harmless.

Dr Francis trained at Southampton University Medical School qualifying in 1990. After working in trauma and Salisbury's spinal unit, he specialised in anaesthesia, working in Portsmouth, Cardiff and Cambridge.

This page gives you information about Osgoods Schlatters Syndrome (OSS) and how it is best managed.

Steroid is a powerful anti-inflammatory drug, used to treat many conditions around the hand, such as arthritis, trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis.

This page gives you advice on how to look after your back and pelvis during pregnancy, to lessen any pain or prevent pain happening.

This page gives you information about appendicitis, including the risks and benefits of having the appendix removed.

This page gives you information about the medication gabapentin which you have been prescribed to reduce the pain of vulvodynia. Vulvodynia is pain in the vulva (area around the outside of the vagina) that lasts at least 3 months and does not have a specific cause.

This page gives you information about aftercare following your CT lung biopsy.

You have been referred this page because you, or someone you care about, is considering or waiting for pharyngectomy surgery. This page helps you to know what to expect before and after having a pharyngectomy.

This page gives you information about the medication duloxetine which you have been prescribed to reduce the pain of vulvodynia. Vulvodynia is pain in the vulva (area around the outside of the vagina) that lasts at least 3 months but does not have a specific cause.

You may experience other symptoms that are not directly related to your SACT treatment

The wrist is the most complex joint in the body and the term ‘arthritis‘ is used to describe a swelling in a joint.

Dr Bodycombe trained at Birmingham Medical School, working initially in the West Midlands before starting his anaesthetic training in Cheltenham. He moved back to the West Midlands to complete his training before spending a year as a locum consultant in anaesthesia and pain medicine with the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust.

This page gives you information about what to expect following your laser excision.

This page gives you information about the intra-articular steroid injection your child has been given and what to expect afterwards.