Dr. Daniel Torres
Orthopedic Surgeon
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Dr. Daniel Torres is an orthopedic hand surgeon practicing at Houston Methodist in Houston, Texas.
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Episode # 119 • 20 Oct 2026
The TOUCH Procedure: An Innovative Approach in Hand Surgery
Today’s fifty-year-old deadlifts, plays pickleball, and does yoga. When pain starts at the base of her thumb and the X-ray looks normal, it is easy to call it tendinitis and miss early arthritis. On this episode of BackTable Bone & Sports, Dr. Larry Balle welcomes Dr. Jamie Alexander and Dr. Daniel Torres, orthopedic hand surgeons at Houston Methodist, to discuss how they diagnose and manage thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis in active and younger patients. They explore why early disease often gets missed, which metabolic and inflammatory workups matter, and how a multidisciplinary team helps patients get the right care.
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