Pain in your thumb and wrist? It could be De Quervain’s tenosynovitis

When a simple hand movement, such as making a fist or moving the thumb, becomes painful, it could be from daily overuse resulting in de Quervain’s tenosynovitis. — TNS

De Quervain’s tenosynovitis (pronounced da-KWUHR-vanes teena-sine-ah-VITE-us) is a complicated name for a condition that’s been referred to as “mother’s thumb”, “mummy wrist” and “gamer’s thumb”, which are all associated with repetitive use of the hands and wrist.

It is a condition that causes extreme pain in the wrist and thumb area.