What is Gamer's Thumb and What Can You Do About it?

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What is Gamer's Thumb, or Texting Thumb, and what can you do about it?
0:00 Introduction
0:22 What is Gamer's Thumb?
1:59 How to Treat Gamer's Thumb
5:30 Regenerative Medicine Techniques
6:45 Surgical Options
7:22 General Principles for Gamer's Thumb
8:23 Like & Subscribe
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@Twintouch1 2 года назад

Unfortunately PRP isn't covered under most insurance plans. Can tenosynovitis be caused by any autoimmune conditions & can it also affect the thenar part of the palm? Knowing it's inflammation what's the best way to combat the pain especially in the thumb?

@PrincetonSpineJointCenter 2 года назад

Thank you for your questions. You're right about PRP not being covered by almost any insurance. I hope that will change soon but unfortunately I wouldn't count on it. Certain autoimmune conditions may make De Quervain's tenosynovitis more common, but it's not a common direct connection to make. If one "just had" De Quervain's, it's probably just De Quervain's. However, if De Quervain's were part of a constellation of other inflammatory pains and tendonitis then you would certainly want to be on the lookout for something more systemic. And as to how to combat the pain, that's all about taking away and controlling the inflammation. It's the inflammation that is causing the pain. So combating that gets back to rest, proper ergonomics, topical anti-inflammatories, bracing, and sometimes injections. Usually rest, improving the ergonomics, topical anti-inflammatories and a thumb spica does the job. As for causing pain in the thenar aspect of the palm, no not really. However, to the extent that De Quervain's might change the way you use your hand because of the pain, that can lead to other issues and pains in your palm, hand and wrist. Thanks again for your questions!

@etham2962 Год назад

Great and informing! Going to pick up a splint and some voltaren. I work a shoveling job and there's a big storm coming up. That along with heavy gaming on an ipad and xbox has caused this issue for me. Thank you so much for the great information.

@djswirley Год назад

Hello I am really happy to have come across this video, I have had a issue with my thumb on both arms by the way from gaming too much, I did stretches on both Arms one day due to the pain and it made it SEVERELY worse on both my thumbs and it’s been nearly 6/7 weeks , the pain comes back after a few minutes on the phone or gaming as soon I put pressure on my thumb or type like I am now , I have been doing research on what it is that I have and i thought it was carpal tunnel and it might be that , but from the description you are saying it’s my thumb and like below my thumb/wrist, but then again even my wrist feels really loose and clicks a lot more now and I can feel how loose it is, and before now as much now I could’ve sworn I felt pain travel across my arms(both arms) but honestly the stretches I did that other month really made it 100x worse, before I’d take a break from gaming and then the next day I’ll be better but it got worst so I did stretches and damn it made it into a situation I couldn’t of ever imagined and has made me super depressed these last 6/7 weeks , I hope you could please help me sir, I just called the doctors and they prescribed me painkillers through the phone I don’t think I described the situation properly and I really hope you can give an insight of what you think it could be please

@thezod2307 Месяц назад

I have this and sadly our thumbs are used more than ever, gamer, cell phone and using a mouse for working at a desk job. Lol

@Isaac-wr8et 11 месяцев назад

For the test I was negative, but almost anything that involves texting gaming or pinching activates the pain in that area. Do you have any idea what I should be looking out for? PS I do have an autoimmune disease, but you are saying that there is rarely a correlation between the to and another comment?

@G15marino 8 месяцев назад

The tip of my thumb is numb from gaming on my phone. I need some help any advice? Please help 🙏

@PrincetonSpineJointCenter 8 месяцев назад

Numbness comes from a nerve issue. In the thumb, the most likely problem would be carpal tunnel syndrome but it could be several things. I can’t give individual medical advice on a forum like this. The best thing to do would be to talk with your doctor. The first step of treatment is to get an accurate diagnosis and you really need to be seen by your doctor for that.

@G15marino 8 месяцев назад

@princetonspinejointcenter5918 Thank you kindly for the replay and, most importantly, ur advice. I noticed that it was numb while playing a game on my phone. I have been pressing on the screen for long periods at a time and sometimes making my thumb hot for pressing for so long. I occasionally have numbing in my pinky and ring finger from the nerve in my elbow. It happens when I hold my arm up a certain way. I will make an app with my doctor and get it checked. Again, I thank you kindly for ur response.

@hayley8715 Год назад

I only started playing about 2 -3 weeks ago and found a game I'm really enjoying about a week ago. Anyway I found it hard on my thumb and today woken with a painful swollen thumb. Is this normal as from what I've read its more a long term gamers thing. The longest I've played in a day is about 3 hours with some breaks!? Would love some insight!?!

@hayley8715 Год назад

Now thinking is not this as pain just in my thumb.

@hayley8715 Год назад

Top of my thumb. Topical ibuprofen did not help!

@blairBearRealMusic Год назад

Hi my name is blair smith im 16 I’ve went to my doctor and he sent me to a physical therapist and that didn’t work how do I ask my doctor about games thumb after therapy not working