Back of hand

Looks like

Thin, loose skin over the tendons and veins of the back of the hand.

What it does

Folds over the knuckles as the fist closes.

Keeping it well

Washing dries it out: moisturise after. It takes years of sun and shows age spots first.

Related conditions

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• De Quervain's tenosynovitis
• Dupuytren's contracture & trigger finger
• Ganglion cyst
• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
• Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate disease)
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Repetitive strain & overuse injury
• Rheumatoid arthritis