What’s the best non-surgical treatment for thumb OA?

A systematic review gives some guidance despite a lack of high-quality studies
Lydia Hales
thumb OA

Saline injections and thumb orthosis are among the non-surgical interventions with the best evidence for treating osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint, researchers say.

However, they caution that the evidence available for their systematic review ranges from low to moderate quality only.