What is the best way to treat tenosynovitis?

Conservative treatment of early symptoms of tenosynovitis can be treated with immobilization, warm compresses, physiotherapy, or local occlusion, and surgery can be used for repeated attacks. Tenosynovitis is a traumatic inflammation of the tendon and tendon sheath that occurs when the tendon is rubbed excessively within the tendon sheath for a long time, causing swelling. Depending on the condition, tenosynovitis is treated differently. If tenosynovitis is relatively mild, appropriate rest, immobilization of the affected area, and treatment with local hot compresses, physiotherapy, external drugs or traditional Chinese medicine soaking can be taken to achieve the purpose of anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving.If the above treatment is ineffective, local occlusive treatment can be adopted, and drugs that can inhibit inflammation can be injected directly around the tendon sheath to promote the reduction or disappearance of inflammation in the tendon sheath, and in most cases, the tenosynovitis can be significantly relieved or cured. If tenosynovitis is severe, there is significant stenosis of the tendon sheath, difficulty in tendon passage, severe restriction of finger flexion and extension function, and persistent failure to relieve after conservative treatment, surgery is recommended. The stenosis is surgically cut so that the tendon can pass through the tendon sheath smoothly and can be completely healed. Surgical treatment is the most effective treatment for tenosynovitis, especially stenosis tenosynovitis, but it is necessary to strictly limit the indications and not blindly perform surgery for mild or early tenosynovitis.