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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Curtis Mitchell Henn, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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James P. Higgins, MD
Hand Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery & Plastic Surgery
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Ryan M Jander, MD
Orthopedic Surgery, Shoulder And Elbow Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Michael William Kessler, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Grant Michael Kleiber, MD
Hand Surgery & Plastic Surgery
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Michael Sean Murphy, MD
Hand Surgery
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Kevin W O'Malley, MD
Hand Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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Daniel Aaron Portney, MD
Hand Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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Christopher Lee Forthman, MD
Shoulder And Elbow Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Peter C. Innis, MD
Hand Surgery
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Valeriy Shubinets, MD
Hand Surgery & Plastic Surgery
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George Li-Wen Yeh, MD
Hand Surgery
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Ryan Michael Zimmerman, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Orthopedic Surgery
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David Ahron Cohen, MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery
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Gregory Paul Guyton, MD
Foot And Ankle Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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Seyed Babak Kalantar, MD
Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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Richard Gary Levine, MD
Orthopedic Surgery, Shoulder Orthopedic Surgery, Knee Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Sports Medicine
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Christopher Alan Looze, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Sports Medicine
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Robert P McKinstry, MD
Hip And Knee Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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Stuart D. Miller, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Foot And Ankle Orthopedic Surgery
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Fred Mo, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Spine Surgery
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Anand Murugan Murthi, MD
Shoulder And Elbow Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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Kevin Woo Park, MD
Hip And Knee Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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Carmen Paz Pichard-Encina, MD
Geriatric Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery
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Thomas Milleret Ring, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hip And Knee Orthopedic Surgery
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Kenneth Benjamin Tepper, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Sports Medicine
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Kenneth M Vaz, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hip And Knee Orthopedic Surgery
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Colleen Bauk Balkam, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Ryan Michael Zimmerman, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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