Are you facing the sharp pain in thumb while opening the water bottle, jar lid or during writing and cooking? Then, definitely don’t ignore, it can be de quervain’s tenosynovitis
Yes, it’s tough to pronounce, the name was given by Fritz de Quervain, but surprisingly, now this condition has many names i.e. mommy thumb, mother’s wrist, gamer’s thumb, texting thumb, designer’s thumb, BlackBerry thumb, De Quervain disease, De Quervain’s stenosing, washerwoman’s sprain, radial styloid tenosynovitis.
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is a common reason of pain in thumb, hand, medial side of wrist and may radiate up to mid forearm. Other symptoms include swelling, tenderness, tingling sensation, numbness, difficulty in writing, typing, holding, gripping, cooking, knitting and other fine hand activities. It is due to the inflammation of the thumb tendons because of its overuse or repetitive friction. Sometimes the cause is unknown, may be due to some trauma or work related disorder or its due to some other ailment i.e. arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis etc.
You can self-assessed this condition by making fist of affected hand while holding the thumb in and rotate the wrist inwards i.e. towards little finger and at that very moment you’ll feel an excruciating pain surrounding the thumb,wrist and forearm; this is called “Fist test” or “Finkelstein’s test”.
You can find the De Quervains tenosynovitis treatment in Gurgaon at Physioharbor which is the best physiotherapy clinic for wrist and thumb pain in Gurgaon.
Thumb pain Physiotherapy treatment includes immediate R.I.C.E protocol i.e. rest, ice application, compression and elevation. 15-20 minutes intermittent ice application helps in immediate relief of swelling. Ultrasonic therapy and LASER therapy helps in tendon healing where as IFT, TENS subsides pain and swelling. Paraffin wax therapy also plays an important role in treating this condition. Soft tissue manipulation including thumb kneading and friction massage helps in mobilizing the thumb. Taping technique is useful in early recovery. You can learn the stretching and strengthening physiotherapy exercises for thumb pain from your physiotherapist as a home exercise program.
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