There is no uniform, definite time for a patient to recover from a strained tendon in the thumb, and it is related to the degree of the strained tendon and the treatment method taken. For example, if a patient has a thumb tendon, muscle, joint capsule and other tissue damage, the degree of damage is not serious, and timely conservative treatment, external application of blood pain relief cream, golden ointment, and oral bruising drugs, after treatment 1-2 weeks can gradually recover. The patient’s tendon in the thumb was ruptured mostly and the interphalangeal joint movement was impaired, so he underwent tendon repair surgery and was able to recover gradually in about 4-5 weeks after surgery.