What Wrist and Hand conditions does Dr. Burns Treat? 

Dr. Burns treats the following wrist and hand conditions: 

• Ganglion cysts

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• Trigger finger 

• Wrist arthritis

• Hand arthritis 

• Hand and wrist tendinitis 

• DeQuervain's tenosynovitis

• Overuse injuries of the hand and wrist

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What types of treatments does Dr. Burns offer for the wrist and hand? 

Dr. Burns offers the following non-surgical treatments for wrist and hand pain: 

• Detailed physical therapy prescription and coordination 

• Guidance of activity modification 

• Musculoskeletal ultrasound evaluations 

• Ultrasound guided corticosteroid injections (wrist arthritis, hand arthritis, basilar joint arthritis of the thumb, ganglion cyst, carpal tunnel syndrome). 

• Electrodiagnostic evaluation (carpal tunnel syndrome) 

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When to refer a patient to Dr. Timothy Burns for Wrist and Hand pain? 

Consider scheduling an appointment or making a referral with Dr. Timothy Burns for any patient with acute wrist or hand pain, slow onset wrist or hand pain not improving with rest and over-the-counter treatments or any case where the cause is unclear. 

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