{"id":71,"date":"2024-03-11T16:21:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2024-03-22T11:43:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:43:15","slug":"hand-surgery-charleston-sc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/hand-surgery-charleston-sc","title":{"rendered":"Hand Surgery in Charleston, SC"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-71-100 bde-section\">\n              \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><h1 class=\"bde-heading-71-101 bde-heading\">\nHand\n<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-71-102 bde-section\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-columns-71-103 bde-columns\" data-entrance=\"slideUp\"><div class=\"bde-column-71-104 bde-column\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-71-105 bde-column\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-71-106 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>At South Carolina Sports Medicine, our board-certified and fellowship-trained hand and upper extremity Orthopaedic physicians know how your hands, wrists, and elbows are supposed to feel, and they also know when it\u2019s time for treatment. The common hand, wrist, and elbow conditions we treat include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/hand-surgery-charleston-sc\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome\">Carpal tunnel syndrome<\/a>\u00a0(median nerve irritation)<\/li>\n<li>Cubital tunnel syndrome (ulnar nerve irritation)<\/li>\n<li>Trigger fingers and trigger thumb<\/li>\n<li>Hand fractures and wrist fractures<\/li>\n<li>Hand and wrist masses<\/li>\n<li>Arthritis of the hand and wrist<\/li>\n<li>Sports injuries of the hand, wrist, and elbow<\/li>\n<li>Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)<\/li>\n<li>Golfers elbow (medial epicondylitis)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bde-columns-71-113 bde-columns\" data-entrance=\"slideUp\"><div class=\"bde-column-71-114 bde-column\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-71-116 bde-heading\">\nCarpal Tunnel\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-image-71-117 bde-image\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--494\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CarpalTunnel.jpg\"\n      width=\"600\"\n      height=\"300\"\n      alt=\"Carpal Tunnel\"\n      \n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CarpalTunnel.jpg 600w, https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CarpalTunnel-300x150.jpg 300w\"\n                                                                      >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-71-118 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Patient\u2019s often find themselves having numbness or aching in their hands and fingers. Sometimes they notice that they have to shake their hands awake when driving, or that they wake up at night with numbness or tingling in their hands. Sometimes they find that their hands are weak and that they are dropping objects. We can evaluate and provide treatment based on symptom severity.<\/p>\n<p>Mild symptoms can often be helped with a brace, and other times an injection. More severe symptoms can be helped with surgery. Our providers are fellowship-trained in minimally invasive techniques. Significant relief of symptoms is obtained routinely, with patients experiencing lifelong improvement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-71-119 bde-column\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-71-120 bde-heading\">\nTrigger Finger or Trigger Thumb\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-image-71-121 bde-image\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--495\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Trigger-Finger.jpg\"\n      width=\"600\"\n      height=\"300\"\n      alt=\"Trigger Finger\"\n      \n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Trigger-Finger.jpg 600w, https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Trigger-Finger-300x150.jpg 300w\"\n                                                                      >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-71-122 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Patients frequently find themselves having locking or catching in their fingers or thumb. Sometimes they notice they wake up in the morning and that their digit is stuck and locked. This is common and can often be helped with non-surgical management. We can evaluate and provide treatment based on symptom severity.<\/p>\n<p>Mild symptoms can often be helped with an injection. More severe symptoms can be helped with a surgical release. Significant quality of life improvement is obtained routinely, and patients\u2019 digits no longer lock or catch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bde-columns-71-123 bde-columns\" data-entrance=\"slideUp\"><div class=\"bde-column-71-124 bde-column\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-71-125 bde-heading\">\nThumb Arthritis and Thumb Base Pain\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-image-71-126 bde-image\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--496\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Thumb-Arthritis.jpg\"\n      width=\"600\"\n      height=\"300\"\n      alt=\"Thumb Arthritis\"\n      \n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Thumb-Arthritis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Thumb-Arthritis-300x150.jpg 300w\"\n                                                                      >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-71-127 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Patient\u2019s frequently find themselves having pain at the base of their thumb with carrying objects, opening jars, and with routine activities. Sometimes they notice bony prominence at the base of the thumb and swelling. This is very common and can often be improved with non-surgical management. We can evaluate and provide treatment based on symptom severity.<\/p>\n<p>Mild symptoms can often be helped with specific bracing and medication, and they can potentially be treated with an injection. More severe symptoms can be improved with surgical techniques. Significant quality of life improvement is obtained routinely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-71-128 bde-column\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-71-129 bde-heading\">\nWrist Fractures\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-image-71-130 bde-image\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--497\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Wrist-Fractures.jpg\"\n      width=\"600\"\n      height=\"300\"\n      \n      \n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Wrist-Fractures.jpg 600w, https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Wrist-Fractures-300x150.jpg 300w\"\n                                                                      >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-71-131 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Both children and adults alike frequently find themselves with a broken wrist after a fall. We can evaluate and provide you with the treatment to help you heal appropriately. We provide fracture care for children and adults.<\/p>\n<p>Often, successful recovery can be obtained through splinting or casting. Certain fractures are best treated with surgical techniques, which our providers are specialized at performing. Significant quality of life improvement is obtained routinely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"bde-heading-71-110 bde-heading\">\nSchedule an Appointment With Our Hand, Wrist and Elbow Doctor\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-fancy-divider-71-111 bde-fancy-divider\">\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-fancy-divider__wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"bde-fancy-divider__separator   \">\n  \t  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-71-112 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p><a href=\"\/request-an-appointment\/?inquiry=Request%20An%20Appointment\">Request an appointment here<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<a href=\"tel:(843) 572-2663\">(843) 572-2663<\/a>\u00a0for more information about our services.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hand At South Carolina Sports Medicine, our board-certified and fellowship-trained hand and upper extremity Orthopaedic physicians know how your hands, wrists, and elbows are supposed to feel, and they also know when it\u2019s time for treatment. The common hand, wrist, and elbow conditions we treat include: Carpal tunnel syndrome\u00a0(median nerve irritation) Cubital tunnel syndrome (ulnar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":500,"href":"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions\/500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scsportsmedicine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}