What are the signs and symptoms of thumb tendonitis?
The main symptom of thumb tendonitis is pain on the thumb side of the wrist. The pain can either be very sudden, or it can expose itself gradually. It’s felt in the write and can travel up the forearm, with some similarities of carpal tunnel syndrome. Pain usually increases as the hand and thumb are being used, especially when grasping or twisting objects. Because of the pain and swelling, some may find it hard to move the thumb and wrist. Put your hand in a formation to pinch someone – if this is difficult to accomplish, you very well might have tendinitis in the thumb. Another symptom of thumb tendonitis is numbness in the back of the thumb and index finger, caused by irritation of the nerve.
