Gamers Beware: One Prominent Hand Surgeon has a Good Grasp on Early Onset Arthritis

Hand maladies are hitting more people at a younger ageOnce upon a time, arthritis was strictly an “old person’s disease” that only affected grandma and grandpa; it was something that children and young adults were positive they’d never get. However, one prominent hand surgeon has noted that more and more of his patients are coming in with these traditional elderly-related injuries at much younger ages. “Until recently, arthritis tended to hit only senior citizens. Now, it’s hitting seniors in high school,” said Dr. Mark Ciaglia, the Houston area-based hand surgeon and head of