Check Up - Hand Problems

Whether it is threading a needle or opening a can of beans, it is easy to take our hands from granted. But it’s their complex anatomy which makes this dexterity possible. Flexible movement coupled with sensitive fingertips enable us to manipulate all sorts of objects. And through gesture and touch, they convey how we feel. That is why hand disease and injury can be so disabling. In this programme Barbara Myers and hand surgeon Mr Rupert Eckersley, from the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, take callers' questions. Many disorders and injuries of the hand can be treated with hand therapies like splinting, wound care, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. And these therapies remain crucial when surgery is necessary.