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By Mayo Clinic staffIf you don't need surgery, caring for your condition is much the same as preventing it:
- Avoid repetitive hand and wrist movements.
- Wear a brace or splint if suggested by your doctor.
- Follow through with recommended exercises.
- Take special note of any activity that causes pain, swelling or numbness in your thumb and wrist, try to avoid it, and share that information with your doctor.
If you do need surgery, it may be several months before the tenderness in your wrist completely goes away. Your doctor will talk to you about how to rest, strengthen and rehabilitate your body after surgery. A physical or occupational therapist may meet with you after surgery to teach you new strengthening exercises and help you adjust your daily routine to prevent a recurrence of the condition.
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- Ingari JV. Wrist and hand. In. DeLee JC, et al. DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/183172249-3/951902956/2079/38.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3143-7..00020-8--s0350_2856. Accessed Feb. 18, 2010.
- Wright PE. Stenosing tenosynovitis. In: Canale ST, et al. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/183172249-5/951919611/1584/566.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-03329-9..50076-3--cesec17_4013. Accessed Feb. 18, 2010.
- Anderson BC. Evaluation of the patient with thumb pain. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Feb. 18, 2010.
- Amadio PC (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Feb. 23, 2010.
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