How should tenosynovitis be treated with traditional Chinese medicine?

The general choices for treating diseases are drug therapy and exercise therapy, among which drug treatment is divided into traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine. Experts recommend treating tenosynovitis with traditional Chinese medicine, because traditional Chinese medicine focuses on treating the root cause. Let’s take a look at how Chinese medicine treats tenosynovitis.
The treatment principle is to relax the tendons and unblock meridians and smooth the joints.
Commonly used acupoints and locations
stenosing tenosynovitis of the radial styloid process: Quchi, Shou Sanli, Liequ, Hegu, and radial styloid process.
Digital flexor tendon tenosynovitis: Neiguan, Waiguan, Ashi points.
3. Peritendonitis of the extensor wrist of the flexor: Hand Sanli, Waiguan, Neiguan, and the radial surface of the extensor side of the forearm.
3. Commonly used techniques include rolling, kneading, twisting, wiping, rubbing, etc., as well as hot compress and passive joint movement.
Operating method
Stenosing tenosynovitis of the radial styloid process: The patient sits in a sitting position with the affected limb placed on the treatment table, with a pillow under the wrist. The doctor stands on his side and applies the technique on the radial styloid process of the forearm. The rolling method is performed from light to heavy, and then at the same time as the rolling method, it is combined with passive movements of clenching the fist and ulnar deviation for about ~ times. Then perform finger kneading method on Lieque, Hegu, Quchi, and Shou Sanli points for about a minute each. Then perform plucking maneuvers perpendicular to the direction of the tendon at the tender spot for about ~ times. Finally, the rubbing method is applied to the styloid process of the radius.
Finger flexor tenosynovitis: The method is the same as above. Apply rolling method on the volar side of the forearm, especially the affected part of the palm, which can be appropriately coordinated with the flexion and extension of the wrist and fingers for about ~ minutes. Then rub and pluck the tender and enlarged part of the volar digital flexor tendon on the metacarpophalangeal joint, and use the passive movement of flexion and extension of the metacarpophalangeal joint to rub the digital flexor tendon, twist the digital flexor tendon, and shake the metacarpophalangeal joint.
3. Extensor carpi peritendinitis: The method is the same as above, apply rolling method on the extensor tendon of the forearm, from the elbow joint to the wrist joint, and at the same time cooperate with the passive movement of forearm pronation, supination and wrist flexion and extension for about 1 minute. On the left and right, rub the Neiguan, Waiguan, Shousanli and Ashi points with your fingers. The stimulation by finger rubbing should not be too great. The final plucking and rubbing method ends the treatment.
Of course, in addition to the above methods, you can also use traditional Chinese medicine ointment such as Jingzhuzhanxiaole to apply it, and the effect is also very good. Jingzhu Tendon Xiaole: Made from natural plant medicinal materials such as blood root, fangji, safflower, soil bug, and safflower. It has the effect of dispelling wind and relieving spasm, dispersing knots and reducing swelling. It can be used for tenosynovitis and ganglion cysts. It has unique curative effect on symptoms such as finger joint pain.
In addition to some treatment measures for tenosynovitis, you should usually eat more vegetables. Such as rape, green vegetables, celery, etc., eat more foods rich in protein and calcium and lean meat, chicken, eggs, soy milk, etc. Eat more fruits. You can eat some oranges, apples, raw pears, hawthorns, etc. to supplement vitamins and balanced nutrition.
Daily exercise methods:
Stand facing the table or window sill, support the table with your palms, point your fingertips toward yourself, and keep your elbow joints straight
Lean your body forward and feel the back of your wrist joints There is a sense of stretch on the side. When practicing, do 3 groups a day, 3 times each, and hold for seconds each time.