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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Aviram Moshe Giladi, MD
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Curtis Mitchell Henn, MD
Hand Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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James P. Higgins, MD
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Michael William Kessler, MD, MPH,FAOA
Hand Surgery
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Grant M. Kleiber, MD
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery & Plastic Surgery
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Kenneth Robert Means, MD
Hand Surgery
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Michael Sean Murphy, MD
Hand Surgery
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Kevin O'Malley, MD
Hand Surgery
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Jessica M. Figueroa, MD
Hand Surgery
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Christopher Lee Forthman, MD
Shoulder And Elbow Orthopedic Surgery & Hand Surgery
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Peter Innis, MD
Hand Surgery
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Keith Alan Segalman, MD
Hand Surgery
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Valeriy Shubinets, MD
Hand Surgery
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George Li-Wen Yeh, MD
Hand Surgery
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Ryan Michael Zimmerman, MD
Hand Surgery
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Neal Brian Zimmerman, MD
Hand Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
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Brock William Adams, MD
Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Oncology
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Allison Liefeld Fillar, MD
Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery
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Jason Wilson Hammond, MD
Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery
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Mark David Hasenauer, MD
Hip And Knee Orthopedic Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
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Milford Howarth Marchant, MD
Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Sports Medicine
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Stephen T. Michaels, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Thomas Milleret Ring, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Colleen Bauk Balkam, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Ira Dean Gelb, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Peter Shay Johnston, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Sanjog K. Mathur, MBBS
Orthopedic Surgery
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Charles Francis Mess, Jr., MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Charles Francis Mess, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Denis O'Brien, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Mark Donald Perry, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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William Robert Volk, MD
Orthopedic Surgery