Current Concepts and Controversies in Thumb CMC Joint Arthritis

With some CMC arthritis, the base of the thumb often collapses inward overtime. This changes how the thumb functions in increasing joint stress and contributes to pain with everyday task, like gripping pinching and opening jars. These exercises focus on strengthening the supporting muscles of the thumb and hand to improve the thumb positioning, joint stability and low distribution The goal isn’t to fix arthritis. It’s too slow progression reduce pain and improve function by giving the joint bett