Can you have tedonitis in the hand?

[DND]

My DD has been complaining of pain in her hand for about three weeks now. When she first complained about it you could see slight swelling along the side running from below the pinky finger to the wrist bone.

Her coach took her off hands for two weeks and had me take her for Xrays on Sunday afternoon as she was still not using it and he wanted it okayed by the doctor to make sure there was no growth plate damage.

We had the Xrays done and the doctor said that it looked fine and she could get back to work. She is back to training at a light pace, but still has pain. Someone mentioned to me that it may be tendonitis - should I go pack to the doctor? We did go to a sports medicine clinic for the Xrays and to have it looked at in the first place; would they not have noticed?

I don;t really know what tendonitis is and I know the coach looks at her hands at every practice and pulls her off as soon as he thinks she has enough so for that I am happy. I guess it is more just peace of mind I am looking for knowing that I am allowing something to continue that may become a bigger issue down the road as I am clueless.

 

[gymgal]

tendonitis can be really hard to diagnose, especially in the hands. there is usually some visible swelling but it can also hide itself, depending on where in the hand it is. Basically, it is a swelling of the tendon (bone to muscle connection). Most times it is due to overuse. so rest is the best treatment. You can try some ibuprofen as well as that will reduce the swelling. Tylenol doesn't work the same - it only helps with the pain, not the swelling.

I am assuming that since it was a sports medicine clinic, you saw an orthopedist. Hopefully a hand specialist. If not, I'd be leaning toward finding one, especially if she is still having problems in a couple more weeks. She could have been misdiagnosed: stress fracture, slight torn tendon or ligament, bone bruise, bone chip, etc

the best thing to do is keep a log of when it hurts (after which events) that will give you a better clue as to what is going on. for instance, dd only has pain when she is doing bhs on beam. She uses a special brace just for doing them in practice but doesn't need them any other time.

 

[maddiemei]

I've had tendonitis in my thumbs. I thought my carpool tunnel syndrome had returned and went to the doctor. He said it was tendonitis. He gave me a brace to wear and it helped. It is very painful. I tried heat and ice, but nothing really worked except for that brace. Good luck to your daughter.

 

[gym law mom]

Tendonitis is an inflamation of a tendon. Usually it responds to rest, ice and a medication like Advil. It will not be seen on an x-ray. If she's still in pain and you've tried resting it etc, then I would take her back to the doctor.

 

[coffee247]

I get Tendonitis in my wrists and ankles from time to time. It is usually do to overuse and repetitive motions. Resting it does help, but I always end up resorting to my brace because resting those areas long term is near impossible. Ice and anti-inflammatory meds help but if the pain lasts for more than a week she should see a dr. Tendonitis won't be seen on an x-ray they would use that to rule out other causes. Sometimes physical therapy or cortico steroid shots are used to deal with pain when nothing else works. Also Tendinitis tends to be a recurring problem once it develops. Proper stretching and mixing up the positioning will help prevent it in the future. Good luck!