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Hand pain

Contents

  1. Hand pain
  2. Wrist pain
  3. Finger pain
  4. Thumb pain
  5. Pain in the palm of the hand
  6. Pain in the back of the hand

Choose which area of your hand hurts most to read about:

  • treatments
  • when to get medical help
  • possible causes

Wrist pain

Finger pain

Thumb pain

Pain in the palm of the hand

Pain in the back of the hand


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This project has received funding from the Government of Ireland’s Sláintecare Integration Fund 2019 under Grant Agreement Number 123.

Page last reviewed: 8 April 2021
Next review due: 8 April 2024

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