Treatment of thumb disease in newborns

Many people's children, newborn babies may have suffered from neonatal thumb disease. There are many reasons for this situation. This disease has a great impact on our children's bodies, and it also makes our mothers very worried. They are urgently looking for solutions to treat neonatal thumb disease. So what is a good way to treat neonatal thumb disease? Let us now learn about the treatment methods for thumb disease in newborns!

Treatment:

The diagnosis can be made based on medical history and clinical symptoms. Conventional radiographs are mostly normal. In the later stages, some patients may have osteoporosis, but no bone destruction. Calcification shadows may be seen under the acromion. In patients who are older or have had the disease for a long time, plain X-rays may reveal osteoporosis of the shoulder, or calcification of the supraspinatus tendon and subacromial bursa.

Currently, the main treatment for frozen shoulder is conservative. Comprehensive therapies including oral anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, physical therapy, local blockade of pain points, massage, self-massage, etc. At the same time, joint function exercises are performed, including active and passive abduction, rotation, flexion, extension and rotation. When shoulder pain is significantly relieved but the joint is still stiff, manual release can be performed under general anesthesia to restore the range of joint motion.

The steps and methods of self-massage are:

1. Use the thumb or palm of the healthy side to massage the front and outer side of the affected shoulder joint from top to bottom for 1 to 2 minutes. You can press the local painful point with your thumb for a while.

2. Use the pads of the 2nd to 4th fingers of the healthy hand to massage various parts of the back of the shoulder joint for 1 to 2 minutes. If you find any local pain points during the massage, you can also press them for a while with your fingers.

3. Use the healthy thumb and other fingers to knead the upper arm muscles of the affected upper limb from bottom to top to the shoulder for 1 to 2 minutes.

4. You can also use the above method to massage when the affected shoulder is in functional positions such as abduction, while moving the shoulder joint in all directions.

5. Finally, use your palms to rub from top to bottom for 1 to 2 minutes. For areas on the back of the shoulder that cannot be massaged, you can use patting method for treatment.

Self-massage can be performed once a day for 1 to 2 months, which will have better effects.

The above content introduces us to how to treat the disease of newborn thumb. Our expectant mothers must understand it. When our children have this problem, we can solve it in time and effectively. We also hope that everyone will share the above methods with more people so that more people can benefit from it.