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Tag: de Quervain’s Tendonitis

  • Wrist Braces for Dummies

    I feel like Edward Scissorhands without the scissors.

  • Thank Your Hands

    Last November I fell down a flight of stairs, dislocated my thumb, stupidly popped it back into place on my own with a resounding crunch (I sometimes have a freakishly high threshold of pain), and the result was a nasty case of De Quervain’s Tendonitis in my dominant hand. I was in agony and a…

  • Craftsmanship

    So it turns out that due to my “Great Fall” I now have de Quervain’s Tendonitis. In layman’s terms that basically means ouch! For the next six months, aside from wishing de Quervain had been named Smith, I’ll be wearing a brace, and doing things like ice and cortisone shots and physical therapy. At least…