Treatment for a hand, wrist, or elbow injury can vary depending on its severity. Typically, you will need to temporarily restrict hand or arm movement with a splint or cast. This helps relieve your pain and promotes healing. You may also need to take either prescription or non-prescription medication, as well as avoid activities that cause your pain.
Non-surgical treatment of hand, wrist, and elbow injuries – MedStar Health’s personalized approach
Even if you do not need surgery to treat your injury, you do need experienced orthopedic specialists who will administer care with a compassionate, personalized approach. Everyone on our team has specialized fellowship training and focuses exclusively on caring for hand and upper extremity conditions.
When you visit us, we will spend time with you to understand the nature of your injury, as well as how it affects your daily life. We will work together with you to develop a well-thought-out treatment plan that restores your function, minimizes your pain, and meets the demands of your normal routine. No matter how complex your condition, we will always develop an innovative solution that will work for you.
We can recommend non-surgical treatment options to resolve conditions including:
Recovery from non-surgical treatment of hand, wrist, and elbow injuries
Recovery from non-surgical treatment of hand, wrist, and elbow injuries depends on the severity of your injury. Your doctor will discuss with you how long you will need to wear a brace or splint and how much physical therapy you will need.
Our providers
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Hand Surgery
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William Hugh Baugher, MD
Hand Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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John Schmitz Foley, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Jessica B Hawken, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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James P. Higgins, MD
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Michael William Kessler, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Kenneth Robert Means, MD
Hand Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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Michael Sean Murphy, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Daniel Aaron Portney, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Jessica M. Figueroa, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Christopher Lee Forthman, MD
Shoulder And Elbow Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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Peter C. Innis, MD
Hand Surgery
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Keith Alan Segalman, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Valeriy Shubinets, MD
Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Michael Timothy Travis, MD
Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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George Li-Wen Yeh, MD
Hand Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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Ryan Michael Zimmerman, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
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Nicholas D. Casscells, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Foot And Ankle Orthopedic Surgery
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Garrett Allen Cavanaugh, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Trauma Surgery
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Allison Liefeld Fillar, MD
Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Sports Medicine
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Richard Yarborough Hinton, MD
Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Shoulder Orthopedic Surgery, Knee Orthopedic Surgery & Pediatric Sports Medicine
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Shaun Kumar Khosla, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Jeffrey M. Matheny, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Sports Medicine
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Addisu Mesfin, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Carter Wallace Mitchell, MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
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Michael Sean Murphy, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Ryan Stephen Murray, MD
Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Pediatric Sports Medicine & Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
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Oliver O. Tannous, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Spine Surgery
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Jessica M. Figueroa, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Ira Dean Gelb, AC MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Sports Medicine
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Sanjog K. Mathur, MBBS MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Megan Rose Miles, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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William Robert Volk, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
