Flute players are more common to present inflammatory conditions, such as de
Quervain's tenosynovitis at the wrist and trigger digits, although they may be affected by muscle strains problems too (Dawson).
De
Quervain's disease is a painful inflammation of tendons which run from the wrist to the thumb.
In addition to behavioural and mental health issues, physical and psychological problems have reportedly resulted from cell-phone abuse, such as rigidity in spine and muscle pain, ocular afflictions reflected in fatigue, dryness, blurry vision, irritation, orocular redness, auditory and tactile illusions - the sensation of having heard a ring or felt a vibration of a cell phone, and pain and weakness in the thumbs and wrists leading to an increased number of cases of de
Quervain's tenosynovitis.8-12 Therefore, the need of time is to counter these effects, as they have become part of our daily lifestyle.
I have a friend who has been diagnosed with de
Quervain's syndrome, and they're worried they won't be able to work as a joiner.
The first report of a ganglioneuroma located in the neck was made in 1899 by de
Quervain (8).
* Bottom line: A thumb spica splint remains an option for de
Quervain tendinopathy.
The correct movements of the hand and wrist in the grip also help soothing pain on people suffering from syndromes like De
Quervain, Carpal Tunnel, Rhizoartrosis.
IVRA is suitable for distal limb surgeries like ganglion excision, carpal tunnel release, decompression of de
Quervain's disease, manipulative reduction and dislocations of bones of forearm, amputations, wound debridement, tendon repair, foreign body removal, open reductions of fracture of forearm bones etc.
Local injection of corticosteroid is a common early treatment for various inflammatory and degenerative disorders of the upper extremity, including stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger), carpal tunnel syndrome, De
Quervain's tenosynovitis, bursitis, epicondylitis, and arthritis.
My doctor, who had me make a painful fist, said that I might have something called De
Quervain's Tendinosis, which affects tendons on the thumb side of the wrist and is caused by chronic overuse of those tendons.
Exclusion criteria were as follows: carpal tunnel syndrome, De
Quervain's tendinitis, tenosynovitis, Dupuytren's contracture, OA secondary to rheumatic diseases, OA secondary to a past fracture, open wounds and scars of the hand and wrist region, peripheral vascular diseases, prior vascular surgery of the hand, history of peripheral neuropathy, impaired sensory function of the hand, and cognitive impairment.