Tenosynovitis is inflammation of the lining of the sheath that surrounds a tendon. Tenosynovitis caused by bacterial infection leads to intense pain and normally requires an immediate treatment.
Tendons are the cords that connect bones to muscles in the body and are sometimes covered by a sleeve-like tissue, the tendon sheath. Tenosynovitis is an inflammation of this tendon sheath. It occurs most often in the hand, wrist, or foot.
Causes of tenosynovitis include bacterial infection, mostly due to an injury, and repetitive motions such as those used for computer operation, assembly line work, sports that involve repetitive actions or playing musical instruments. The most common symptoms are joint pain, joint stiffness, joint swelling, severe pain when moving a joint, redness and swelling along the length of the tendons.
The treatment depends on the cause of the tenosynovitis. The goal of a treatment of non-infectious tenosynovitis is to reduce swelling and pain and to allow the tendon to move freely. Treatment options include the following: 1) rest, 2) physical therapy, 3) ice or heat packing, 4) medication as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, topical pain medicines and corticosteroids. In case of bacterial infection antibiotics were needed and ultimately if necessary, one has to undergo an operation to save the tendon from permanent damage.
Several years of work in academia, medical practice and finally commercialization make it possible to provide an end-to-end process to help users to “find the appropriate medical help based on their present symptoms”. Below you will find a short explanation, showing you which part of the platform will help you best in finding the appropriate medical support.
Proceed as follows to enter your current symptoms.
Click on the appropriate body part on the picture. Select one/multiple symptoms corresponding to your complaint.
You can also add symptoms by typing your medical complaint in the search box and selecting the best matching suggestion.
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Once you have selected all applicable symptoms, click the “analyze disease pattern”-button.
Accordingly, you will get a list of possible diseases and matching doctor categories who can further help you.
You can inform yourself about the possible diseases by reading the related information. But you can also return to the previous step and add more symptoms or delete already added ones to further narrow down your disease pattern.
Click on the desired doctor category to find a doctor who can help you.
If you are logged in with your profile, you will be displayed the appropriate doctors in your area. Otherwise you can enter an address in the “address” field and you will be displayed a doctor’s list around that specified address.
You will receive further information about the displayed doctors when you press on “details”.
Online bookable doctors in your area will be indicated with the notation “Book appointment” or “Book externally”, additionally they will be displayed on top of the list for your convenience.
Click on “Book appointment” to start the online appointment booking process with the desired doctor.
Please select an available appointment. “Green“ appointments are booked directly. “Red“ appointments need to be confirmed by the doctor.
Enter your general personal and health information.
Enter your present medical symptoms.
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