Chronic Tendonitis: Wrist & Thumb

July 08,1999

Dr. N.T.Chau
Doctor of Acupuncture
137 George St.
Belleville, Ont.

Dr .Chau:

When I came to see you in the beginning of June, I had chronic tendonitis in my right thumb and wrist.

This condition had persited since a tendon hyperextension injury in November of the previous year, a total of nearly seven months.
My wrist was so seized up that the range of motion in both thumb and wrist was severely limited ( maybe less than 50%).
In addition, such simple chores as washing dishes, handwriting, and pushing down on latches were painful and difficult.

I was despairing of having normal operation in my wrist again.

I had had some physiotherapy soon after the initial injury, but without noticeable improvement ( in fact, it seemed to worsen the problem, possibly because they recommended moving the wrist and thumb before they were ready, unlike you, who recommended I take it easy on the joints until they had healed ).
Other treatments by western doctors had involved anti-inflammatory drugs, which were expensive, caused digestive problems, and were ineffective.

After only 12 treatments by you, the wrist felt much better.

I then waited it out until the muscles could start to strengthen again. Now, a couple of weeks after the final treatment, I just discovered that I have full flexibility back in my wrist, and certainly I have noticed no pain when doing the simple chores that before were painful or impossible.

I would fully recommend this treatment to anyone having similar difficulties.

Thank you so much for your treatments, which led to my recovery.

Regards,