A person's brush daily performs a variety of different movements. The wrist and fingers move the muscles that are located on the forearm with the help of tendons coming from the muscles to each finger. Each of the tendons fixes the ring-shaped ligaments. Stenosing ligamentitis is a disease of the tendon-ligament apparatus, which eventually leads to the blockage of the fingers in a bent position.
Causes of stenosing ligamentitis
The main cause of the development of stenosing ligament is the inflammation of the tendons, which is accompanied by their thickening. The tendons of the flexor flexors increase in size, as a result of which they can not slide freely in the channels and the finger is fixed in a bent position.
To the development of inflammation in the tendons result:
- various inflammatory diseases ( rheumatoid arthritis , rheumatism, polyarthritis);
- constant heavy load on the brush;
- congenital features of the structure of tendons and ring-shaped ligament.
Symptoms of stenosing ligamentitis
At the first stage of the disease, the patient has a sensation of clicking and painful sensations when flexing / unbending a finger. It is especially painful and difficult to do this in the morning after sleep. Also, pain can appear when pressing on the palm of the hand at the base of the snapping finger.
At the second stage of the disease, the finger can be unbent, only with an effort. The patient may develop a tumor-like dense formation in the palm of the hand near the snapping finger. Painful sensations in the fingers are eventually given to the wrist, and then to the forearm.
In the third stage, when performing various domestic tasks, a functional deficiency of the finger is observed, and in the near future the finger occupies a fixed bent position.
Diagnosis of the disease is performed by an orthopedist and traumatologist on the basis of symptoms and exclusion of traumatization and various inflammatory and infectious diseases of the joints and periarticular tissues. The final diagnosis is made after an X-ray examination of the brush.
Treatment of stenosing ligamentitis
It is impossible to treat stenosing ligament with the help of folk remedies. Even at the initial stage, the patient needs local hormone therapy and physiotherapy (electrophoresis with hydrocortisone, phonophoresis or fermentation). This is the only way to eliminate painful symptoms and the problem of a snapping finger.
When treating stenosing ligamentitis very often the patient also needs:
- Take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs .
- Do hydrocortisone injections under the rear ligament along the canal.
It is necessary to exclude any burden on the affected arm or. You can not even engage in washing the floors, sewing and knitting. In some cases, the splinting of the injured limb is made for the duration of the therapy.
If after you started to treat stenosing ligamentitis, it took more than 2 weeks, and there is no relief and the syndrome
After surgical treatment of stenosing ligament, a large or any other finger is developed. This is necessary to ensure that the operated ligaments and tendons do not coalesce.