What should I do if there is a bony protrusion due to tenosynovitis?
Dec 04, 2022
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Lin Yunfei
Introduction
If the symptoms of tenosynovitis with bony protrusion are relatively mild, patients may follow medical advice to receive physical therapies such as local infrared heat treatment, magnetotherapy, or low-frequency electrical stimulation. They may also use medications like diclofenac sodium tablets or flurbiprofen plasters, or undergo local injection therapy (block treatment) with betamethasone sodium phosphate injection or dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection. For more severe cases, surgical intervention may be performed to open the tendon sheath and relieve pressure.
Tendon sheath inflammation with bone protrusion can generally be improved through physical therapy, medication, surgical treatment, and other methods.
1. Physical therapy: For mild cases of tendon sheath inflammation with bone protrusion, patients may undergo local physical therapy under a doctor's guidance, such as infrared heat therapy, magnetic therapy, or low-frequency electrical stimulation, to help relieve pain.
2. Medication: Patients may also use medications such as diclofenac sodium tablets or flurbiprofen plasters under medical supervision. Additionally, local injections of betamethasone sodium phosphate solution or dexamethasone sodium phosphate solution may be administered as part of a localized block treatment according to the doctor’s instructions.
3. Surgical treatment: In severe cases where physical therapy and medication are ineffective and daily activities are significantly affected, surgery may be recommended by a physician to open and decompress the tendon sheath. After surgery, patients should follow medical advice for rehabilitation exercises to promote recovery.
In addition, patients with tendon sheath inflammation and bone protrusion should maintain a light diet and avoid excessive fatigue in daily life.
