How I Cured De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis in Just 1 Month
I was diagnosed with De Quervain's Tenosynovitis by my doctor after she performed a Finkelstein test. One morning, I woke up and found that every time I attempted to use my cellphone, my wrist would hurt unbearably. I went in to see my doctor, who had me take a Finkelstein test, which involves me bending my thumb over the center of my hand and then the other fingers over the top of my thumb. This caused me to yell out in pain. The doctor told me I had Texting Thumb, better known as De Quervain's Tenosynovitis. I asked her what I should do, and she said to put the phone down and give my thumb a break. Now, this was not going to work for me, not one bit. I…