Hand joint pain, including thumb pain, is common but still confusing. Today we discuss what all things hand pain: including how to tell if you have osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis and what you can do for your joint pain.

⏱Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:12 Osteoarthritis (OA) v Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
7:14 Thumb arthritis
8:47 The genetics of hand arthritis
11:36 How to treat hand arthritis
17:16 Arthritis is not the same as pain

NOT SPONSORED (just think it's cool and want to share!)
Reactiv Rehab virtual hand therapy - https://www.reactivrehab.com/
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🔗 Links:
Your Appointment Home Run Handbook - Rheumatoid Arthritis edition! - https://connectedrheumatology.com/appt-home-run-handbook-ra-edition/
Everything you need to tell your doc your story and find out if you have RA once and for all!

🎥 watch more:
What type of arthritis do you have? https://youtu.be/Qb0IzO-VvLM
5 Lesson Learned from Physical Therapy - https://youtu.be/6bxCX-N3jYk
Top 10 Facts about RA pt1 - https://youtu.be/TiHsxG36W8A
Top 10 Facts about RA pt2 - https://youtu.be/bMYjYKZuyhY
How we treat RA pt1 - https://youtu.be/nfEgg4UY1nE
How we treat RA pt2 -https://youtu.be/padypfbiqb0

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About me:
👩🏻‍⚕️ Hello! I am Dr. Elizabeth Ortiz and I'd like to thank you for stopping by Connected Rheumatology. I am a board certified Internist and Rheumatologist with over 12 years experience practicing Rheumatology and am passionate about teaching & empowering patients to partner with their doctor.

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