Finger tenosynovitis is a disease of aseptic inflammation, which is inflammation of the finger tendon sheath caused by long-term chronic strain . Tenosynovitis of the fingers mostly occurs in the thumb, and is mainly characterized by pain, swelling, and limited movement at the base of the affected finger. Treatment methods include shock wave therapy, drug therapy, and surgery.
Disease classification
Mild pain in the affected finger, swelling and tenderness on the palmar side of the metacarpophalangeal joint, and inflexible finger movement. Moderate finger pain, tenderness on the palmar side of the metacarpophalangeal joint, formation of hard joints, and limited finger movement. Severe finger pain, tenderness on the palmar side of the metacarpophalangeal joint, obvious induration, and frequent snapping and locking.
Finger tenosynovitis is inflammation of the finger tendon sheaths caused by long-term chronic strain. It is mainly caused by repeated friction of the tendon sheaths in the finger parts by the flexor tendons, causing tendon sheath edema and proliferation, and narrowing and compression of the channels. Common causes include cold, excessive use of hands, injury and infection, etc.
The main cause of finger tenosynovitis is overwork of the fingers, frequent stretching and flexion, overuse and injury of the tendons. The flexor tendons are repeatedly rubbed and squeezed in the bony fibrous tube, or hard objects are held with force for a long time, and the bony fibrous tube is affected by the hard object and the metacarpal head. The extrusion causes local congestion and edema in the bony fibrous tubes.
The common reasons are as follows: The common reasons are as follows:After being stimulated by cold, it will affect the blood circulation of the fingers and cause finger tenosynovitis.
Urban white-collar workers, teachers, porters and other people who often use their hands to work on computers often suffer from long-term strain on their hands, which can lead to finger tenosynovitis.
After the fingers are injured, bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) will invade and cause finger tenosynovitis.
For example, women are also prone to disease when their hormone levels change during pregnancy and menstrual period.
Because children's nervous system is not fully developed, the coordination ability of flexing and extending fingers is low, which may also lead to illness.
The treatment method of finger tenosynovitis mainly includes drug treatment, local sealing treatment, surgical treatment, physical therapy, etc. Among them, shock wave therapy is a non-invasive, non-invasive and purely physical treatment method.
Barometric ballistic extracorporeal shock wave uses the energy generated by compressed gas to drive the bullet body in the handle, causing the bullet body to hit the treatment head in a pulse impact manner, and then converts the pulse sound wave into a ballistic shock wave. The energy wave enters the human body tissue and covers the entire body. Painful areas are treated using treatment models and guides that directly act on trigger points and surrounding tissues. Clinically, they are effective in treating soft injury pain such as tennis elbow, frozen shoulder, calcaneal pain, etc. Good therapeutic effect, has been widely used.
1. During treatment, the patient takes a sitting position and relaxes the whole body;
2. Use the shock wave F15 treatment head, and press with hands to find the patient’s tender points before treatment;
3. Apply coupling agent , adjust the pressure to 1.5×10²kPa, frequency 7-10HZ , the treatment head slowly slides back and forth in the finger muscle area, with a total of 2,000 treatments.
4. Shock wave therapy lasts for 5 minutes each time, twice a week for 2 consecutive weeks.
Choose one or several treatment methods according to the severity of the disease. Regular and timely treatment is conducive to the recovery of the disease.
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