Have you ever had tendinitis in your thumbs?!
Question: Have you ever had tendinitis in your thumbs.?
What helped relieve the pain.? I have splints that keep my thumbs immobilized but as soon as I take them off the pain is horrible again.. I start physical therpay on Tuesday..Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Take a large basin of water and put ice into it.. Soak the hand in the ice water for ten to fifteen minutes.. The bath will decrease the pain and swelling until you are seen in therapy..Health Question & Answer
Dear Terry G: see if you can take off the splints(WITHOUT MOVING YOUR THUMB)put icy hot(its for muscles& tendons)DO NOT MOVE YOUR THUMBS****let the icy hot soak into your thumb tendons and it will take out most of stiffness and pain, until you can go to therapy!Health Question & Answer
I dont have it in my thumbs, but I have it in my hands.. Flares up anytime I do a lot of typing.. Are you supposed to take the splints off.?.? The physical therapy will help, but dont be surprised if it feels worse at first..Health Question & Answer