Can anyone help with a thumb?
aanderson
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I have had a brevis tendon repaired in my thumb came out of plaster Monday. My surgeon dosen't want me to have phyiso yet(says they are to rough!) Thumb really stiff has anyone had a similar thing done? Tendon went because of plate put in my hand to fuse the wrist two years ago due to RA :?:
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I had ligament repair of my right thumb a couple of years ago and was in plaster for 3 weeks. After the plaster it was in a splint for quite a few weeks. It was so so stiff I couldn't move it at all. I did physio exercises - really simple ones at first. I'm sure your docs don't want you to do too much and make your tendon go 'spang!'
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I had a tendon transfer into my thumb twenty years ago now and when the plaster came off my top thumb joint wouldn't move and I'm sorry to say it's never moved since :shock: My RA is very aggressive though and I was never offered physio - but I suggest you do a few little movements, if you're able, just to get it going.
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jenzie06 wrote:I had ligament repair of my right thumb a couple of years ago and was in plaster for 3 weeks. After the plaster it was in a splint for quite a few weeks. It was so so stiff I couldn't move it at all. I did physio exercises - really simple ones at first. I'm sure your docs don't want you to do too much and make your tendon go 'spang!'
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lindalegs wrote:I had a tendon transfer into my thumb twenty years ago now and when the plaster came off my top thumb joint wouldn't move and I'm sorry to say it's never moved since :shock: My RA is very aggressive though and I was never offered physio - but I suggest you do a few little movements, if you're able, just to get it going.
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They actually transferred the tendon from my first finger - I was told we have a spare tendon in our fingers - a bit like having a spare tyre in a car, I suppose
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Nice one!! That made me laugh!!!
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Made me laugh too!! Just wondering what the huge spare roll of 'stuff' I have attached to my waist is for???0
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