![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2021/04/close-up-of-a-middle-aged-white-womans-hands-as-she-rubs-her-fingers-and-joints-that-look-painful-with-arthritis-16x9-1.jpg)
Orthopedics/Sports
Thousands of Americans suffer from thumb arthritis. This disorder can greatly affect daily life and can make it a struggle to do simple things like[...]
Latest stories
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2023/07/a-closeup-of-a-smiling-middle-aged-woman-with-long-curly-dark-and-greying-hair-outside-on-a-farm-1X1.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2023/07/hiking-boots-on-log1x1.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2022/03/African-american-mother-playing-with-adorable-little-african-american-baby-in-a-white-bedroom-1x1-1.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2016/06/medical-illustration-of-vasculitis-1x1.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2023/07/a-young-girl-sitting-on-an-examination-table-facing-her-physician-who-is-white-female-and-smiling-1X1.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2018/02/green-apples-with-a-heart-carved-in-the-skin-and-a-tape-measure-around-the-apple-representing-weightloss-and-healthy-eating-1x1.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2023/07/Joe-and-Sue-Mondloch1x1.jpg)
Explore more topics
Sign up
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2022/07/img30.jpg)
Mayo Clinic Connect
An online patient support community