Why choose an upper extremity specialist?

Anatomically, the upper limbs are as unique as they are delicate. There are 14 bones in our fingers alone and a tight-knit group of nerves. One nerve—the median nerve—travels with several tendons up a passageway to tiny bones in the wrist called the carpal tunnel. Up at our shoulder, the most flexible joint in the body, three bones combined with a series of ligaments, muscles, and tendons give the shoulder 360-degree mobility. 

With its many uses and range of motion, it’s no wonder why the hands and upper extremities fall victim to injuries and chronic pain. That’s when you need specialized care from a hand and upper extremity expert.

What training does an upper extremity specialist have?

Hand and upper extremity specialists are medical doctors with additional training in orthopedics and fellowship training in the hand and upper extremities. Dr. Richards is board-certified and specially trained in hand and upper extremities. He has over a decade of experience providing surgical and non-surgical solutions for hand and upper extremity problems.

After earning his medical degree, Dr. Richards completed an Orthopedic Surgery residency at Louisiana State University. He went onto complete fellowship in Upper Extremity, Micro-vascular and Reconstructive Surgery from University of Utah.

Don’t trust your care to just anyone, choose a hand and upper extremity specialist. Choose Dr. Brett Richards at Ogden Clinic.