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I'm a 20 year old musician and my doctor told me I have this. I have been in pain for 6 months now and my mom believes that all I need is rest which I have given plenty of. I need more ideas, my doctor gave me medicine, but I can't stay on those forever, what should I do?
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Grimm PotatoPie
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Hi Potato Pie,
Sorry to hear about your De Quervain's.
I had this for along time, about 2 years, in my right hand, and was restricted in my activities such as tennis, drawing and writing. I took complete rest from tennis for the 2 year period, and rested it generally - tried to employ my left hand more, such as for using the computer. For the first 18 months, I had physiotherapy, which helped very much, particularly during the last 6 months of treatment, a range of conservative treatments such as massage (transverse frictions), ultrasound, and stretching designed for the tendon concerned. I did not have any steroid injection or operation. So in my case, the recovery - so far - has been a matter of rest, conservative physio treatment and time, which will vary in length for each case. My tendon is not fully recovered, and after an activity such as writing, drawing and cleaning, it needs rest and stretching.
I hope ths helps.
Grimm.
chris2 PotatoPie
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Mine was so painful at one point that I couldn't use the hand. So I tried using an old carpal tunnel splint adapted to support the thumb. It made a huge difference so I have now ordered two 'proper' splints.
There is a huge variation in the splints available in terms of size and support but I didn't want anything too heavy duty as I will be wearing one day and night. My advice would be to check out what's available and look at the reviews online. In your case I would be wearing one as often as possible and reduce the activity that seems to be causing it. Hopefully this will help.