Tendinitis

[bradley]

Hey everyone

I have a really important concert coming up and I've just started getting tendinitis in my left 5th finger. Any tips? I really can't afford to not practise, but I know I have rest it. What can I do to speed up recovery? Someone told me to soak it in hot water with epsom salts. Does that work?

Thanks
Bradley

[3htohn]

Hi Bradley

I’ve always found it heals with rest… but I see you have an important concert coming up. I have tried soaking hot as well as cold water with Epsom Salts but with limited success. What I have done which I find works better for me is (inflamed or not), every night before going to sleep wrap (and sticky tape so it stays in place all night) the affected area with a pillow case filled with soda crystals (just enough so it wraps around) which you can usually buy in 1kg bags at a supermarket and is usually located in the laundry section – the ones that look like transparent little square rocks. And in the morning the crystals should resemble something of a slab of sea salt… rock hard. Because what happens, the crystals over night, draw out toxins or whatever little nasties that may be lurking in your body and into the crystals. Hope this helps.

And good luck for the concert.

Энтони.

[bradley]

Hi Энтони

Thanks for your reply. It is much better today (I've been taking anti-inflammatories), but I'm very curious about your method. Can you please explain what these soda crystals are? Is there another name for them?

Thanks again,
Bradley

[richard black]

Soda, often packaged as 'washing soda', is crystallised sodium carbonate. It dissolves in water to give a slightly alkaline solution which is useful for helping to lift dirt from clothes and dishes alike. I've only used soda for cleaning burned cooking pots (put a handful of soda in a pot-full of water and simmer for a few minutes - it'll shift anything) but I'd heard that it has some healing properties. But I can't imagine what a pillow-full of crystals will do other than absorb water which you excrete as sweat, hence the solidification of the crystals through the night.

[3htohn]

Hi Bradley

Unfortunately, I could not give you any real good scientific explanation of how the soda crystals actually work on me because it’s only what I have been told and I’m not a professor or anything. But I see Richardblack already has anyway. Thank you for that Richard… sorry I didn’t understand what you were talking about, I’m not real bright, but thanks.

Bradley, I will send to you as a personal message the name of the name of the product that I use.

Энтони.

[rmbarbosa]

As a medical doctor, I suggest AINE`s like diclofnac, 50 mg, 12/12H, "per os", as first line therapeutic. If this does not result, then prednisolone, 1 f. IM 1 or 2 days only and then diclofenac. IF you have not gastric ulcer or gastritis. For gastric protection, during this treatment, you may take Omeprazole, 20 mg/day "per os". This is the best medical treatment for finger tendinitis.
As pianist, I think something is or may be wrong with your technic to cause tendinitis. Perhaps muscular tension or a bad position of your hand, I dont know...
Best wishes.

[3htohn]

As a medical doctor, I suggest AINE`s like diclofnac, 50 mg, 12/12H, "per os", as first line therapeutic. If this does not result, then prednisolone, 1 f. IM 1 or 2 days only and then diclofenac. IF you have not gastric ulcer or gastritis. For gastric protection, during this treatment, you may take Omeprazole, 20 mg/day "per os". This is the best medical treatment for finger tendinitis.

I think all that was a bit over the top, it's good to know you are a doctor though.

Энтони.

[gyzzzmo]

As a medical doctor, I suggest AINE`s like diclofnac, 50 mg, 12/12H, "per os", as first line therapeutic. If this does not result, then prednisolone, 1 f. IM 1 or 2 days only and then diclofenac. IF you have not gastric ulcer or gastritis. For gastric protection, during this treatment, you may take Omeprazole, 20 mg/day "per os". This is the best medical treatment for finger tendinitis.
As pianist, I think something is or may be wrong with your technic to cause tendinitis. Perhaps muscular tension or a bad position of your hand, I dont know...
Best wishes.

My girlfriend who is a doctor herself  would recommend you to use an NSAID like ibuprofen for it. Please dont bother gastric protection, usually hurts more than it has advantages and its only used if people really use alot of medication
Anyway, the second part makes more sense: You should prevent it from happening a next time.
The best cure for your tendinitis is rest, best way to fix up your finger. You could try the soda trick ofcourse, i'd call a medicine man, a hypnotherapist and an excorsist too while youre at it :p

Best wishes,

Gyzzzmo

[rmbarbosa]

My dear Gyzzzmo, NSAID is exactly the same thing that AINE. And Ibuprofen is of the same family that diclofenac. So, your girlfriend suggests exactly the same thing I suggest. Omeprazole is for gastric protection when one must use NSAID (= AINE= anti inflamatory non steroid like we say in my Country, Non steroid anti-inflamatory like you say in UK or in USA ) for a while. Because all NSAID are ulcerogenics. Prednisone is a strong anti-inflamatory steroid and may be used in finger tendinitis when NSAID are not suficient and some finger tendinitis need it. This is the opinion of most orthopaedists.

By the way, when I said "as a medical doctor", it was only to say that my opinion was a medical and fundamented one. It was not any kind of vanity... My only wish was to help.

Best wishes.

[gyzzzmo]

My dear Gyzzzmo, NSAID is exactly the same thing that AINE. And Ibuprofen is of the same family that diclofenac. So, your girlfriend suggests exactly the same thing I suggest. Omeprazole is for gastric protection when one must use NSAID (= AINE= anti inflamatory non steroid like we say in my Country, Non steroid anti-inflamatory like you say in UK or in USA ) for a while. Because all NSAID are ulcerogenics. Prednisone is a strong anti-inflamatory steroid and may be used in finger tendinitis when NSAID are not suficient and some finger tendinitis need it. This is the opinion of most orthopaedists.

By the way, when I said "as a medical doctor", it was only to say that my opinion was a medical and fundamented one. It was not any kind of vanity... My only wish was to help.

Best wishes.

I must appologize, i had a few beers and wasnt exactly accurate, nor intended implying vanity
In my country its also pretty standard to prescribe some medication for gastric protection when you use an NSAID since theyre so heavy on the stomach. And my reply about calling a medicine man (etc) was directed to the soda trick of an earlier post, not at yours.

Best, Gyzzzmo

[slobone]

Prednisone is a strong anti-inflamatory steroid and may be used in finger tendinitis when NSAID are not suficient and some finger tendinitis need it. This is the opinion of most orthopaedists.

Prednisone is a prescription drug in the US, but I don't know what country the OP is from...

[rmbarbosa]

In my country, Portugal, prednisone is also a prescription drug. What I mean is:If NSAID, like diclofenac or ibuprofen dont result, or If one needs a quick recovery, then use prednisone. With medical prescription of course. Dont abuse, 1 or 2 times is enouph. In my job (Internal Medicine), I prescribe it a lot not only for tendinitis but also for other inflamatory diseases like severe asthma,etc.