Seek emergency treatment if your arm, shoulder, elbow, or wrist pain is the result of severe trauma or comes on suddenly. If you have trouble moving your arm or see protruding bones, see your doctor right away, or go to the nearest emergency room. Sudden arm, shoulder, chest, or back ...
Tenosynovitis. Here, you havetendonitisalong with theinflammationof the synovial sheath that covers the tendon. There are two types of tenosynovitis — DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis and trigger finger. DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis causes swelling in the thumb tendons along the wrist to the base of the ...
Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (GCTTS) isthe second most common tumor of the hand, typically presenting in the third to fourth decade of life (1). Also known as localized nodular tenosynovitis, GCTTS is characterized by diffuse presence of multinucleated giant cells and proliferation of syn...
ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, shoulder periarthritis, bursitis, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, low back pain, sprains, strains, and other soft tissue injuries, acute gout, dysmenorrhea or adnexitis, toothache, and postoperative pain. It is also used for pain and inflammation...
Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS)— also misleadingly known as iliotibial band friction syndrome— is a common1 repetitive strain injury that causes pain mainly on the side of the knee, especially when descending stairs and hills. It is often maddeningly stubborn. The injury mainly plagues runners,...
Many other conditions can cause symptoms similar to carpal tunnel syndrome. One, which doctors callde Quervain tenosynovitis, causes problems with the tendons that control your thumb. It hurts when you try to turn your wrist, make a fist, or grasp an object. Your doctor can do some simple ...
i only suck my thumb when I'm on the laptop, .watching t.v or trying to sleep. A girl on here said the thumb she sucks is double jointed, well the one i suck isn't but the one i don't is? I thought i was the only one sucking her thumb over the age of 8. so happy I'...
(And you can also develop wrist and fingerTendinosisof these same muscle groups, as well as thumb tendon issues, like Dequervain’s Tenosynovitis and the frightening Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.) Not Sure Whether You Have Tennis Or Golfer’s Elbow?
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disease common in people aged 50 years and older. This condition is characterized by the presence of pain and stiffness involving mainly the shoulder and pelvic girdle. Besides the frequent association with giant cell arteritis (GCA), several conditions...