Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD, MPH, is a rheumatologist at Hartford Healthcare Medical Group in Connecticut. She is board-certified in both rheumatology and internal medicine. Symptoms of a swollen ...

If walking is so good for you, then why does it make your fingers swollen sometimes? And what about after a nice, large meal? According to Rami Hashish, Ph.D., DPT, a body performance and injury ...

Cold weather can sometimes trigger painful swelling of the fingers and toes, known as chilblains or perniosis. Learn what ...

Hand edema, which is a swelling of the fingers due to the accumulation of fluid from injury or disease, is typically treated via a hand massage performed by a therapist. A new finger-massaging glove, ...

Buddy taping is the practice of treating an injured finger or toe by taping it to an uninjured digit next to it. This acts as a splint, limiting the injured digit’s movement and keeping it straight ...