Q: I have arthritis in my hands and have developed painful lumps over the small finger joints closest to my fingernails. Some of my fingers actually appear crooked. What can be done? A: These painful ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 64-year-old man in good medical health. Recently, a bump the size of a pea appeared on the large knuckle of my index finger. My general physician glanced at it and said that it ...

Heberden’s nodes are bony growths that can develop on the finger joints of people with osteoarthritis. They usually affect the joints nearest the fingertips and can cause pain and stiffness. The ...

The lump on your daughter's finger is almost certainly a harmless swelling called a ganglion. This can occur in anyone at any age but is commonest in young adults. Such lumps usually occur around the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have read everything I can find on Heberden’s nodes. I have one on the middle finger of my left hand, my writing hand. I have had this node for about three months, and I believe it ...