Hand Tendonitis

Our future lies in our hands! Well, that's a philosophical statement, but has a lot of relevance in terms of health and fitness as well! Hands are one of the most important parts of our body. It is due to their virtue, that we do our daily work and sculpt our future. We tend to do a lot of hand movements in the entire day and also unknowingly (or sometimes knowingly!) exert a lot of pressure and strain on them. After all hands are also made up of bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments and therefore, excessive strain can lead to swelling, pain and inflammation in them.

Pain and issues alike, have become a part of our daily lives and therefore many of us tend to ignore paining hands and continue to exert stress on them. At times, such a practice is understandable, but, not always. It might aggravate the pain and lead to hand tendonitis! Hand tendonitis is a problem, wherein the person suffers from pain and swelling in the tendons situated in the finger and wrist area. Some people suffer from inflammation and pain in the basal region of the thumb. Such a condition is known as De Quervain's tendonitis. Let us now move ahead to know the causes, symptoms and treatment measures.

Causes and Symptoms

As with all other types of tendonitis, the most important cause of hand tendonitis is overuse of hands for doing heavy physical activities. This exerts a lot of stress and strain on hands and therefore, they start paining severely. Besides excessive usage of hands, other important reasons of hand tendonitis include, severe injury or blow to the hands. An injury of severe nature or a fracture might lead to pain, if not immediately, then definitely at some other point of life!

Speaking of the symptoms, then I would say that the most common of all the symptoms of hand tendonitis is pain in the hands. This would be accompanied with swelling, stiffness, difficulty in hand movements and feeling of burning. All these symptoms are not just confined to wrist and fingers. Other parts of the hands such as the biceps, forehands and elbow might also get affected, when the pain turns serious.

Treatment Options

Pain and swelling in hands have turned serious enough to develop into tendonitis! However, now you need to take care that tendonitis does not develop further, resulting in more serious complications. For that, you need to treat it promptly. The most effective treatment for curing hand tendonitis are the hand tendonitis exercises. These not only cure the condition in a short period of time, but also improve the hand movements. However, it is necessary that you consult a doctor before performing any exercise. This is because, to do any type of exercise, pain and swelling in your hands must decrease and this can be best identified by a doctor. Exercises such as hand stretches, closing and opening the fist and then stretching the fingers, when the fist is opened, squeezing and pressing a tennis ball for sometime, prove effective to relieve a person from this problem.

Some other treatment options for curing hand tendonitis are like applying ice pack for about 10 - 15 minutes on the affected area, taking pain killers or anti-inflammatory medicines as prescribed by the doctor and most importantly, resting the hand and stopping all the rigorous hand movements for some days.

Hand tendonitis can be cured easily, only if you treat it immediately. Otherwise, the condition might get serious and then all the above treatment measures might fail. The doctor might prescribe you a hand tendonitis surgery. So get it treated promptly.