Trigger finger, also known as ‘stenosing tenosynovitis’ is a condition in which a finger becomes locked in an inwardly curved or flexed position, without being able to straighten it. If movement is ...
This week we are going to discuss de Quervain’s tenosynovitis—a painful and often occupationally caused condition which creates limited motion of the thumb, pain and weakness. De Quervain’s ...
Daer M.B.: Stenosing flexor tenosynovitis, more commonly known as “trigger finger,” is a common issue, especially for people in their 40s and 50s, somewhat more common in women. (It’s called trigger ...
This week we are going to talk about conditions affecting the joints of the thumb and tendons of the thumb region and the particular treatments which are effective for these. Degenerative joint ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... De Quervain’s Disease is a painful tendinitis that develops at the base of the thumb at the wrist level. A Swiss surgeon, Fritz de Quervain, first described ...
Stenosing tendovaginitis at the styloid process of the radius is a relatively frequent disease, but despite this fact it is not well known. There have been but few reports of this condition in the ...
ORLANDO -- Patients with the hand ailment stenosing tenosynovitis -- "trigger finger" -- who need more than one corticosteroid injection within 6 months are likely to need early surgery and to develop ...
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is an inflammatory condition. It causes pain at the thumb side of your wrist where the base of your thumb meets your forearm. If you have de Quervain’s, strengthening ...
Antibody: A protein produced by B-cells of the immune system that fights infections. Carpal tunnel syndrome: A condition characterized by numbness and tingling in the hand and arm, caused by a pinched ...