媽媽手之中西醫治療

Treatment of Mother's Wrist (Radial Styloid Tenosynovitis) in TCM and Western Medicine

現代人因不當地重複性使用拇指進行各式各樣的動作，加上因筋骨錯縫造成活動時相對角度不佳，更增加磨擦而損傷，是導致媽媽手最主要的原因，嚴重影響生活品質。中醫認為媽媽手必須從整體筋骨系統著手調理，以斷其根源，將整體骨骼肌肉系統的異常肌筋膜張力消除，使骨架恢復到正常運作的相對位置，形成軟組織自我修復的最佳條件，才是真正解除病因的治本療法。「預防勝於治療」是身體健康的不變法則，平時宜儘量讓患部附近及近心端的組織適度休息，避免過度使用，活動時採用正確的姿勢並配戴護具或貼紮防止受傷。

Mother 's wrist' (radial styloid tenosynovitis) occurs when the tendons that move the thumb outward (away from the index finger) become painful and swollen (tenosynovitis), most commonly from the irritation caused by repetitive gripping and twisting motions. In traditional Chinese medicine, the treatment should be based on the coordination of muscle-bone system in order to get a permanent cure. It's a causal treatment to resolve the fascia tension problem (unusual tension) for making the bone back to its normal position and creating the best condition for self-repairing of soft tissue. Prevention is better than cure. It's a changeless rule. In normal times, the people with 'mother's wrist' should avoid over-use of the damaged tissue. A correct posture with braces or tape is necessary during physical activities.