DE QUERVAIN'S DISEASE AND TRIGGER FINGER
BOTH ARE TENOSYNOVITIS IN WHICH THE SHEATH OF THE FLEXOR TENDON THICKENS APPARENTLY SPONTANEOUSLY SO AS TO ENTRAP THE TENDON.
ITS EXACT CAUSE IS NOT KNOWN.
PAIN AND LIMITATION OF MOVEMENTS OF THE INVOLVED TENDONS ARE THE PRESENTING FEATURES.
IN DE QUERVAIN'S DISEASE TENDON OF THE ABDUCTOR POLLICIS LONGUS AND EXTENSOR POLLICIS BREVIS TENDONS AT THE WRIST ARE INVOLVED.
TRIGGER FINGER OCCURS AT HE RETINACULAE OF THE FLEXOR TENDONS OF THE FINGER AND THUMB.
TREATMENT:
REST,NASAIDS,LOCAL INFILTRATION OF HYDROCORTISON AND PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT.
PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT INCLUDE
- CRYOTHERAPY,THERMOTHERAPY
- TENS,ULTRASOUND,SWD
- SPLINTING OF THE WRIST I FUNCTIONAL POSITION
- ACTIVE PASSIVE EXERCISES.
- FRICTION MASSAGE TO THE FINGERS
- PARAFFIN WAX BATH
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