tenosynovitis symptoms
Although anyone can get de Quervain's tenosynovitis, it affects women eight to 10 times more often than men. It may happen in the time just after pregnancy. Symptoms. Pain along the back of the thumb, directly over two thumb tendons, is common in de Quervain's. The condition can happen gradually or start suddenly. In either case, the pain may travel into the thumb or up the forearm.
De Quervain's tenosynovitis (also called de Quervainâs disease or de Quervainâs syndrome) is a painful inflammation of tendons in the thumb that extend to the wrist. The swollen tendons rub against the narrow tunnel they pass through. That causes pain at the base of the thumb and into the lower arm.