So, what are the best exercises one can do to strengthen the hands & wrists and fully recover from tendono-elitritis (Caused by punching injuries) on both hands/wrists? So far, I have taken the following medications and physiotherapy for months, with little to no effect: A) Electro-muscle/nerve graph twice (x2) (Nerves are fine and no sign of carpal syndrome) B) X-Rays (No sign of arthritis) C) Anti-inflammatory Medicine / pills: 1. Naprosyn / Naproxen (15days) (No Effect) 2. Arcoxia / Etoricoxib, MSD 90mg (15days) (No Effect) 3. Biofenac / Aceclofenac (30days) (No Effect) 4. XefoRapic / Iornoxicam (15days (No Effect) 5. Arcoxia / Etoricoxib, MSD 120mg (15days) (Helped 35-40% with the symptoms, but it could have been simply because of natural healing after such a long time which had passed from the initial injury that triggered this problem) D) Physiotherapy (No laser) and special exercises instructed by the physiotherapist. (Helped and eased the symptoms a bit, but it seems that it acted more as a painkiller rather than an actual cure) These irritations have been going on for 1.5 year now at a lesser or greater degree, but have been healing slowly and I am better now. However, my hands still get sore and feel an irritating pinch sensation every now and then, all over my hands. As a result, I’ve stopped playing games fully / long sessions, for almost a year to help with the recovering procedure. However, I still type and use the mouse & keyboard and both hands are as strong as they used to be. All 5 orthopedic doctors that examined me, ruled out surgery, so what are my other options to fully recover? Any advice will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Stop punching things? Never expected to see any medical questions posted on a forum about media and electronic devices... other than the viagra spam post which gets deleted. Have you tried a chiropractor? While chiropractors are commonly known as specialists in the spine, my chiropractor has assisted me in various sports injuries and has provided me with various exercises to assist in strengthening specific muscles to re-center and realign all bones and muscles.
Well, obviously I stopped punching and never tried that again! I also play water polo and that also seems to exert some pressure on my sore wrists (When I shoot the ball), but the doctor said that I should continue as normal. "chiropractor" ? I've never heard of this specialty? Is this a doctor / physician? I checked the list of all the doctors in my city, but this specific specialty is not listed... Thanks in advance
EU. They should have them here too, but my guess is that they're not listed in the doctor/physician field. I'll definitely have to check this one out!
Chiropractors are generally considered "alternative medicine" in most areas... probably because their unorthodoxed methods can possibly prevent people from spending thousands of dollars in costly surgeries.
They use sublaxation techniques to coerce your musculoskeletal system back into alignment and will sometimes provide exercises to strengthen the support muscles to help hold the adjustments in place. For example I used to have jumpers knee until he popped my knee back in place and provided me with exercises to help build the muscles up to pull the kneecap back in place. I had an issue of muscle domination which pulled my kneecap out of place in the first place.
But the sessions with your chiropractor did not involve needles or any form of acupuncture? Right? So, apart from doctors, medicine & physiotherapy which had utterly no effect, it’s down to the following options: Gell Stress Balls http://www.nextag.com/gel-stress-ball/compare-html Chinese Exercise Balls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkwz0YvC3g4 Shiatsu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiatsu Powerball http://www.nsdpowerballs.com/ http://www.powerballs.com/rehab.php?m=Benefits Chiropractors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic Acupuncture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acupuncture Any more opinions will be highly appreciated.
Its full name (as the doctor called it) is: Elitritis of the Flexor Tendons(From Greek") which as I understand it, its correlated to tendonitis. Roughly he said that “elitra” are the tubes where the hand tendons pass through and that the punching injury caused inflammation on the elitra & tendons, thus the irritation, soreness, & pinching sensation on my hands. I searched the web, but as the terminology is in Greek, I’m not sure whether that’s the exact English translation. Thus I was not able to find any more valid info either. Another doctor told me that it's tendonitis. My guess is that tendonitis & elitritis have similar symptoms and would be treated similarly. The problem is that I'm not sure what other type of treatments I should try now?
I also used Vitamin E for some time 3 times a day (Small sphere oil based capsules), with no effect. I might try Vit C, Vit A & D now… I also read about the healing properties of this plant, Arnica: http://www.arnica.com/?cat=4 http://www.arnica.com/?p=95 Sounds interesting, but is it sold in pharmacy stores and how do you use it since it’s a plant (Externally & Internally)? It says here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnica So is it easy to prepare, or have a pharmacist do it instead?
By the way, how many sessions did you have in total with your chiropractor until you witnessed improvements or total recovery?
I thought I should update this thread in order to be of some help to anybody that has experienced a similar problem. So the exact English name of the problem / condition on my hands was: Synovitis of the tendon sheath http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenosynovitis As I mentioned in my first post, all types of treatments, Anti-inflammatory Medicine / pills, vitamins, physiotherapy, hand massage, alcohol rubs, Chinese Exercise Balls, Gell Stress Balls, swimming / water polo, had utterly no affect and the problem persisted for 1.5years! At some point I decide to start doing some weights at the gym to increase the muscle mass of my biceps, triceps and shoulders for aesthetic reasons, so I followed a basic weight program with a wide variety of weight exercises of large / heavy weights, 4 sets of 8-12 repeats for each exercise, 2-3 times per week. After 7 months I noticed the symptoms on my hands had subsided and within a year I could again play all types of games using keyboard, mouse, joypad & joystick, with minimum to no irritations. Today I can verify that my hands have been cured and I can play games for very long time sessions with no problems (Very rarely there can be a slight irritation) and I continue going to the gym 2-3 times per week. I do not have any specific exercises to recommend, as I was doing a combination of weight exercises and would rotate the program every 3 months, but I'm confident that the concentrated weight exercises on my arms did the difference as they made my arms stronger / bigger and somehow that helped to bypass the injury on my hands. Maybe it was also a combination of time healing factor, but who knows... This is what worked out for me, but if anybody has anything to add on how to cure this pesky condition, Synovitis of the tendon sheath feel free to do so. Thanks in advance.
don't play tennis you chicken. might have to do with my backpack with all my computer tools when riding my mountain bike to a customer & i'm right handed.
sounds like you got tennis elbow through repetitive strain. my knuckles are out of shape from punching too many people and things.my wrists are weak but i survive.no chance of me seeing a specialists or getting Physiotherapy.thinking gym might help me but got no one to train me or even show me how to use the equiptment.i manage to use a computer and play games but my wrists do ache.i also had a lot of basketball injuries to the hands and wrists growing up.
