Some conditions cause the finger or toe joint tissue to thicken, making movement difficult. This may affect how the joint bends and may feel like it is locking up. A person may also experience ...

Treatment for swollen finger joints will depend on the cause. For less extreme injuries, rest and icing the swollen location might be enough to lessen the inflammation, but in more severe injuries ...

Scaling up biohybrid robots has been difficult due to the weak contractile force of lab-grown muscles, the risk of necrosis ...

The human hand has 23 degrees of freedom, allowing for a wide range of movements. Degrees of freedom (DOF) refer to the number of independent ways a joint can move. This newly designed prosthetic ...