Question

How do you treat tendonitis in the wrist?

Answer 1

Treatment of wrist tendonitis usually doesn't involve much except allowing the wrist to rest, taking pain relievers, icing the wrist for the tendonitis, applying a cast to the wrist, applying a cold compress to the tendonitis as well as surgery in some severe cases.

Usually at home treatment is good enough to get rid of tendonitis in the wrist and the tendonitis usually only lasts a few weeks before it goes away.

If the tendonitis doesn't go away within a couple weeks or seems to get more severe then you should see a doctor so they can see what treatments they can do and make sure nothing more serious than tendonitis is going on in your wrist.

Answer 2

Tendonitis is when a tendon is inflamed.

The tendonitis condition can happen to any tendon in the body.

When a tendon is inflamed, it can cause swelling, pain, and discomfort.

Another problem called tenosynovitis is linked to tendonitis.

This is the inflammation of the lining of the tendon sheath around a tendon.

Some ways to help with tendonitis is to apply some ice packs.

Compress the area with an elastic bandage to ease soreness and inflammation.

Keep the joint elevated.

Your doctor may also recommend taking over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin (in adults), naproxen, or ibuprofen.

When Tendonitis is left untreated the untreated tendonitis can lead to permanent degradation of your tendons.

The condition of untreated tendonitis is called chronic tendinosis and in rare cases untreated tendonitis can cause the tendon to rupture.

And if your tendon ruptures it will require surgery to fix the ruptured tendon.

So if you do have tendonitis it's important to get the tendonitis treated soon before it does rupture.

My Grandma left her tendonitis untreated and it ruptured her tendon but thankfully she was able to get surgery for it quick enough and had it repaired.

But left untreated the ruptured tendon can lead to infection and be fatal.

So always get treatment for your tendonitis before it possibly ruptures and causes more serious health issues.