Steroid Injections for De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis

De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is a painful inflammation of the tendons on the side of your wrist and thumb called the abductor pollicis longus (APL) and extensor pollicis brevis (EBP). These tendons are the ones that lift the thumb away from the hand. Tendons may become thickened from acute or repetitive trauma, which causes the tendons to rub against the sheath they glide through.

Symptoms of De Quervain’s tenosynovitis

• Pain, tenderness and swelling on the side of the wrist toward the thumb.
• Pain is usually worse with any movement of the thumb and gripping.
• Painful when lifting something with arms in front and thumbs pointed towards the ceiling (e.g. lifting a child).

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