Therapeutic target
- Relief of symptoms
- Avoidance of functional limitations of the joint.
Therapy recommendations
- Analgesia (pain relief) according to WHO staging scheme.
- Non-opioid analgesic (paracetamol, first-line agent).
- Low-potency opioid analgesic (e.g., tramadol) + non-opioid analgesic.
- High-potency opioid analgesic (eg, morphine) + non-opioid analgesic.
- If necessary, anti-inflammatory drugs / drugs that inhibit inflammatory processes (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs), eg ibuprofen.
- If necessary, corticosteroid therapy
- See also under “Further therapy“.
Note: Tenosynovitis associated with pregnancy in most cases resolves on its own after the end of breastfeeding.