However, most medical guides refer to the thumb as a finger. Also known as the pollex or digitus primus manus, the thumb is anatomically different from the hand’s other four digits. These ...

Trigger thumb is a condition that causes a feeling of locking when you bend and straighten your finger. It’s also known as trigger finger. It can affect any of your fingers and your thumb or ...

Experts in psychology, pediatrics, and pediatric dentistry say there are things parents can do to help their children move past thumb or finger sucking. "Sucking is very natural for babies ...

Trigger finger can cause pain and may limit movement of the thumb and fingers. Gentle stretching exercises, such as the fingertip bend, and other self-care techniques, like massage, can help ...

The fingers most impacted by holding a smartphone, tablet, or video game controller are your pinky and thumb. By extension, your wrists can also be impacted by the way you hold your phone.

A close-up image shows the fleshy pad above the aye-aye's pseudo-thumb. Image by Adam Hartstone-Rose The aye-aye’s first finger, or thumb, is not fully opposable like in some other primates ...