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PHYSIOPEDIA
Wrist & Hand · Tendon

De Quervain's tenosynovitis (thumb tendon pain)

Irritation of two thumb tendons on the thumb side of the wrist.

This condition is indexed: it is mapped to its protocol, book pages, pain locations and aggravating movements, and appears in search and the Pain Map. The full 9-part page is scheduled in the Completion Tracker.

Rehab Science describes it in the Wrist Pain protocol (PDF pp. 533–535). Treats: General wrist pain (posterior, anterior, medial, and lateral); Wrist sprain; Wrist fracture; De Quervain’s tenosynovitis (thumb tendon pain).

Source: Rehab Science · Ch 18 · PDF pp. 533, 535show sources ▾

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