Does tenosynovitis cause swelling?

Written by Li Jin
Orthopedics
Updated on September 02, 2024
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Patients with tenosynovitis may experience swelling. Tenosynovitis primarily results from engaging in certain activities over an extended period, causing frequent movements of the tendon within the tendon sheath, which leads to inflammatory damage, resulting in swelling, pain, and restricted movement of the tendon and tendon sheath. Treatment for tenosynovitis is mainly divided into non-surgical and surgical treatment. Non-surgical treatment involves resting, using anti-inflammatory pain relief medications to alleviate symptoms, and can also include methods like heat application, physical therapy, and local blockades, which can play a positive role in improving symptoms and reducing inflammation. Of course, if conservative treatment is ineffective, or functional impairment occurs, surgical treatment may also be considered.

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Does tenosynovitis cause swelling?

Patients with tenosynovitis may experience swelling. Tenosynovitis primarily results from engaging in certain activities over an extended period, causing frequent movements of the tendon within the tendon sheath, which leads to inflammatory damage, resulting in swelling, pain, and restricted movement of the tendon and tendon sheath. Treatment for tenosynovitis is mainly divided into non-surgical and surgical treatment. Non-surgical treatment involves resting, using anti-inflammatory pain relief medications to alleviate symptoms, and can also include methods like heat application, physical therapy, and local blockades, which can play a positive role in improving symptoms and reducing inflammation. Of course, if conservative treatment is ineffective, or functional impairment occurs, surgical treatment may also be considered.

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Can tendinitis be cured?

Tenosynovitis is curable, and there are currently two clinical treatment methods for tenosynovitis. The first method is conservative treatment. The most important and main point of conservative treatment is rest. You can go to the hospital to have a plaster or brace made to protect and restrict the movement of the fingers and wrist. Secondly, you can take some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs orally to relieve local pain. Third, local pain points can also be injected with a block to relieve pain. However, the number of times block needle treatment can be used is limited to once or twice a month at most. Thirdly, local hot compressions can be applied to increase local blood circulation and thereby relieve local pain. If the above conservative treatments are ineffective and symptoms progressively worsen, surgical treatment can be pursued, which can completely cure tenosynovitis. (Please use medication under the guidance of a professional physician.)

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Symptoms of tenosynovitis

The symptoms of tenosynovitis mainly manifest as pain, swelling, and limited mobility in the affected area. Tenosynovitis is primarily a condition caused by long-term engagement in certain activities, leading to frequent movement of the tendon within the tendon sheath, which results in inflammatory damage to the sheath. When a patient with tenosynovitis is asymptomatic, treatment may not be necessary, and rest is typically sufficient. However, when symptoms do appear, treatment becomes necessary. Initial measures include rest and the symptomatic use of anti-inflammatory and analgesic medications, as well as medications that invigorate the blood and dispel stasis. Treatment can also be supplemented with methods such as heat application, physical therapy, and local injections to help improve symptoms and achieve favorable outcomes. When mobility impairments occur, surgical treatment may also be needed.

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How to treat tendon sheathitis?

This mainly depends on the severity of the patient's tendinitis, which determines the proactive treatment plan. For instance, if the tendinitis is very severe, with local snapping and limited flexion and extension movements, it is necessary to actively carry out treatments such as small-needle-knife surgery, tenosynovectomy, or partial excision surgery. However, for tendinitis that merely presents as pain symptoms, conservative treatment can still be chosen. For example, local injection, reducing physical activity, and insisting on daily local hot washing. Using some topical ointments that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, many patients will gradually recover through these active treatment methods.

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Consequences of the deterioration of tenosynovitis

If tenosynovitis recurs repeatedly and is not given enough attention, it can become quite persistent and may not significantly improve with appropriate treatment. In such cases, surgery may be necessary. When tenosynovitis worsens, it leads to local pain, limited movement, and even noticeable swelling. Generally, there is no malignant transformation in the local tissues of tenosynovitis. The underlying mechanism of tenosynovitis involves aseptic inflammation due to the tendons' load-bearing activities. Long-term recurrence can lead to local scar hyperplasia. Post-surgical treatment should avoid repeated load-bearing activities to reduce recurrence.