The Various Types of Hand & Upper Extremity Injuries

Florida Surgery Consultants in Tampa, FL (The Villages, Bradenton, Tampa, Ocala, Gainesville and Palm Harbor) can help hand and upper extremity injuries. If you need hand surgery, we have the best orthopedic surgeon around! Let us heal you and get you on the road to recovery today before your injury gets any worse. We take pride in making sure all our patients feel comfortable and are given the proper care necessary for an enjoyable experience.

Common Hand Injuries

Fractures – limiting range in motion detrimental to the hand’s ability to perform normal functions. A hand or wrist fracture can occur from a direct blow or crushing as a result of trauma, sports injury, falling, or tripping. Any fracture should be treated right away because it can affect the alignment of the entire hand.

Contusions – direct blow to the body, which crushes underlying muscle fibers and connective tissues without breaking the skin. Contusions cause swelling and pain, and limit joint range of motion near the injury, blood vessels may cause bruising, and the injured muscle may feel weak and stiff. Making sure you rest, ice, compress, and elevate the injury before getting to a doctor is important to prevent the injury from getting worse.

Dislocations – when the bones meeting at a joint are disrupted and moved out of their natural alignment. Symptoms may include severe pain during movement and an obvious deformity.

Sprains– stretching or tearing of ligaments causes a sprain; whereas, the stretching or tearing of muscles or tendons is classified as a strain. After spraining a wrist or hand, you might experience pain, swelling, limited range in motion, and bruising on the affected area.

Chronic Pain– this may occur if there is lingering scar tissues from previous surgery or an untreated injury.

Some injuries that may cause chronic pain are:

Muscle tears

Small fractures

Bursitis

Tendonitis

Nerve damage

Degenerative joint disease

Regardless of the cause, it can become quite an issue if left untreated. Depending on the diagnosis, a doctor from Florida Surgery Consultants might recommend pain medication, heat and cold therapy, or physical therapy. When fractures and sprains are not taken care of at the time of occurrence, chronic pain could ensue at the location of the injury. If the injury does not heal, the doctors next option is hand surgery, which is performed by an orthopedic surgeon. Surgery is never fun for anyone. So, be sure to stay on top of your injuries when they happen.

Hand Surgery with an orthopedic surgeon

It is so important to take care of fractures and sprains when they first happen so you do not have to live with them for the rest of your life. Hand surgery can be a simple process when you have the best orthopedic surgeon in Tampa FL. If you find yourself injured, get to a doctor right away because it is not worth it to deal with the long-term pain of any untreated injury. There is no better time than now to treat that sprain or fracture.