What is tenosynovitis of the hand?

Every day people go to the orthopedic department to see the hand pain, some people think they have a “big disease”, the bones “problem”, requesting laboratory tests, X-ray, but some doctors simply do not give laboratory tests and films, I am one of them. The majority of these pains in the hand are “tendon” problems. This is tenosynovitis. The first thing you need to do is to take a picture of your hand, and it looks like your index finger is not quite straight. The pain in the hand has been bothering this moncler outlet store for a long time, his index finger pain when moving, interphalangeal joint movement is limited, they can not figure out where the pain, very anxious. In fact, he had tendonitis, commonly known as “trigger finger”. The tendon sheath is the sheath that surrounds the tendon, which is the tendon, the rope that pulls the finger. The tendon sheath protects the tendon, but if the tendon rubs excessively over a long period of time, the tendon and tendon sheath can be damaged inflammation, causing swelling, the tendon sheath changes from a protective role to a pathogenic factor, the main tendon is stuck, so that its sliding is limited and painful when moving, called tenosynovitis. Look at the picture, you will understand it yourself. moncler outlet store The restriction of finger movement is in the interphalangeal joint (yellow label), but the location of the lesion is near the palm of the hand (red label). Through the doctor’s explanation, moncler outlet store the doctor was a little strange at first, but later happily accepted the diagnosis. Of course, recently there have been more thumb morbidity, especially with large cell phones in one hand, the thumb in order to reach the screen, the action deformation is great, leading to the onset of thumb tendon strain, the picture below is the thumb tendinitis. So, like the big screen phone, if the thumb pain, change the two-handed operation it. In fact, the most, is the wrist this place tendinitis, pain is very powerful, very painful. Sometimes a bag will bulge, patients often ask for a film, but in fact, generally do not need. Tendonitis tends to develop in people who use their hands too much, such as office workers, computer operators, older people, and mothers who have just had children, even if they are young, they are also prone to hand pain. Of course, there are also congenital cases, such as newborn children who cannot straighten their thumbs. For treatment, resting the painful area, avoiding pain-inducing movements, wearing a brace (more expensive), rubbing and taking medicine to reduce inflammation, and physical therapy. Closure is effective for this disease. If the closure does not work, the tendon sheath can only be surgically unlocked. In addition, severe tendonitis, the later may be left with impaired movement. The majority of the hand pain is not bone pain, rest and treatment, the problem is not big.