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What Causes Pain In Thumb And Difficulty In Movement?
My left thumb will not bend when i want it to and if something moves it, it locks an is painful. It is also tender, and swollen, It is not the palm part of my thumb, although it hurts slightly. The pain radiates from the midjoint down the into the palm and up into the next finger? Any ideas?
Thu, 7 May 2020
Hello,
It looks from your details that you may be suffering from stenosing type of tenosynovitis of your thumb. In other words, we also call it trigger thumb. You should do following to have relief in this:
- Take a good anti-inflammatory analgesic like aceclofenc on your doctor prescription.
- Keep your thumb in rest
- Apply arm fomentation over it for 3 times a day
- Do it for about 7-10 days
If this does not help then ask from your doctor about local application of steroid injection.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
It looks from your details that you may be suffering from stenosing type of tenosynovitis of your thumb. In other words, we also call it trigger thumb. You should do following to have relief in this:
- Take a good anti-inflammatory analgesic like aceclofenc on your doctor prescription.
- Keep your thumb in rest
- Apply arm fomentation over it for 3 times a day
- Do it for about 7-10 days
If this does not help then ask from your doctor about local application of steroid injection.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
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