Treatment
The treatment of degenerative, long-term damage is usually conservative. The main focus is on the complaints indicated by the patient. Considerable complaints often require surgical therapy regardless of the extent of the damage.
Conservative therapy consists of pain therapy, avoidance of stressful movements, protection of the wrist, and light physiotherapy to maintain mobility. If necessary, arthroscopy can be performed to smooth the cartilage and remove painful structures. However, damage that occurs as a result of an acute injury can more often be treated surgically.
Cartilage and ligament injuries can often be refixed and sutured. Bone injuries can also be fixed in their anatomical position with screws and plates. Forearm bones of different lengths can also be treated by preventive surgery.
For this purpose, the bones can be shortened or displaced to prevent and stop degenerative cartilage damage. Surgical treatment is followed by several weeks of healing and rehabilitation. The main indications for the application of a tape bandage are damage to the discus triangularis, chronic pain in the outer wrist, instability in the joint, as well as irritation and tendosynovitis.
An elastic tape bandage is used and stuck over the outer edge of the hand to the forearm bone. This creates pressure and heat under the tape bandage, which leads to improved blood circulation and relief of the joint structures.The slight elastic traction gives the joint additional stability in certain degrees of movement, which additionally promotes joint protection. In particular, the tape helps to relieve the joint, promote blood circulation, calm irritation and inflammation and stop degenerative processes.
It can also be applied therapeutically or preventively. However, it should not be the only therapy for acute or particularly serious complaints. A wrist bandage, like rigid and elastic tape bandages, also helps to protect and relieve the joint.
While tape bandages have only a minor effect on the joint and can therefore be worn without any problems as a preventive measure during sports, the wrist bandage achieves a much more extensive immobilization. It is also used for cartilage damage, tendonitis and other consequences of stress on the wrist. There are various types of wrist bandages that achieve a more flexible and tighter immobilization and can therefore be ideally adapted to the symptoms. Through the tension and pressure on the joint, as well as on tendons and muscles, the muscle functions are considerably supported, strong movements are weakened and the joint is thus stabilized and protected.