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Thumb Pain
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My wife has thumb pain. He can not move down her thumb. She has to type lot in her office. Is it because of that ? It is persisting from last 1 year.
If mistakenly if i hit her on thumb then she gets lots of pain and which is not bearable.
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Hot fomentation.
Gentle Stretching of Hand Muscles.
Ball exercises.
Wrist Exerciser.
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Avoid computer work.
Tk physiotherapy treatment and stretching of thumb.
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Hello...
Based on history of looks like dequervains tenosynovitis which is most common on this age group females..
Next Steps
antiinflamatory medication
hot fomentation
physiotherapy in form of ultrasound
if not relived by these measures she may require local steroid injection and later surgical release
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Dr. Bharani Kumar Dayanandam
Orthopedist
29 yrs exp
Chennai
From the history and symptoms you have reported it looks like your wife is suffering from Tenosynovitis. Before making a definitive diagnosis needs to be examined by an Orthopaedician. If the condition is tenosynovitis, it can be managed conservatively .
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Dr. Amol Kadu
Joint Replacement Surgeon
20 yrs exp
Nagpur
It looks like she has tendinitis and may need proper evaluation. She must use a thumbs brace along with restriction of activities that put stress on thumb
Usually takes 4-6 weeks to recover.
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Consult orthopaedic surgeon.
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