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De Qurevain's Tenosynovitis

What you need to know:

Just like tennis and golfer’s elbow, this is one of the many conditions which you can get from repetitive movements. Pruning rose bushes is one of the most common causes and if you spend several hours in one go pruning them all, there’s a good chance you’ll wake up one morning in a great deal of pain.

But it’s not just gardening, you’ll be lucky to get your kids doing that. They are much more likely to strain their thumb joints playing sport, sending text messages or using their Play Stations. Any household, DIY or gardening job that needs repeated movement of the thumb should be done in short bursts. You can reduce the risk in the garden by getting a good pair of secateurs which has a revolving handle on the thumb side.

Ice packs - available from most chemists - can bring instant relief and natural remedies can help this inflammatory condition enormously.

The most useful Herbs:

  • Birch
  • Black cohosh
  • Meadowsweet
  • Poplar
  • Willow
  • Devil’s claw
  • Ginger - extracts of the medicinal Chinese variety of this herb

The most useful Supplements:

  • Green-lipped mussel extract
  • Evening primrose oil
  • Glucosamine
  • Cod liver oil
  • Fish oils
  • Pycnogenol
As far as therapies are concerned, Acupuncture, Osteopathy and Aromatherapy are the most appropriate.
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