腱鞘炎

Tendonitis

腱鞘炎は手の使い過ぎにより指や手首の関節に痛みが生じる疾患です。腱鞘とは、骨と筋肉をつないでいる腱を包み、腱が滑らかに動くよう支える滑車のような働きをする組織です。腱鞘炎とはこの腱鞘と腱がこすれ合って炎症を起こす病気です。手首に負担がかかりやすい子育て中の人や、指の使い過ぎでも起こります、パソコンのキーボード操作などで指をよく使う職業の人、常に何かを持っているような人や、スマホを長時間操作する人、ピアノなど指を多く使う楽器を演奏する人、グリップやボールなどを握るようなスポーツをする人にも見られます。また、更年期の女性や妊産婦に多いことが知られています。女性ホルモンの分泌に関連すると考えられています。腱鞘とは、骨と筋肉をつないでいる腱を包み、腱が滑らかに動くよう支える滑車のような働きをする組織です。腱は、腱鞘というトンネルの中を滑走します。手を使い過ぎると、腱と腱鞘の間で摩擦が起こり腫れてきます。安静にして手を使わなければ腫れはひきますが、使い続けると腫れがひかず、痛みが増します。腱鞘炎の治療には鍼が効果的です。鍼の刺激により筋の柔軟性を高めて指のへの負担を軽減します。鍼には血流を改善する効果があり、炎症部位に留まっている発痛物質を、血液の循環で促すことで流して炎症を鎮静させます

Tendonitis is a condition that causes pain in the joints of the fingers and wrists due to overuse of the hands. The tendon sheath is the tissue that wraps the tendon connecting bone and muscle and acts like a pulley to support the tendon so that it can move smoothly. Tendonitis is a disease in which the tendon sheath rubs against the tendon, causing inflammation. Tendonitis can also occur in people who are raising children, who tend to put a lot of stress on their wrists, people who use their fingers too much, people in occupations where they use their fingers a lot such as operating a computer keyboard, people who always hold something, people who operate a smartphone for a long time, people who play an instrument that requires a lot of finger movement such as piano, and people who play sports where they hold grips or a ball. People who play sports that require gripping grips, balls, etc. are also seen to have this condition. It is also known to be more common in menopausal women and pregnant and parturient women. It is thought to be related to the secretion of female hormones. Tendon sheaths are tissues that encase the tendons connecting bones and muscles and act like pulleys to support the tendons so that they move smoothly. Tendons glide through a tunnel called the tendon sheath. Overuse of the hand causes friction between the tendon and the tendon sheath, resulting in swelling. If the hand is rested and not used, the swelling goes down, but if the hand is used continuously, the swelling does not go down and the pain increases. Acupuncture is an effective treatment for tendonitis. Acupuncture stimulates the muscles to become more flexible, thereby reducing the stress on the fingers. Acupuncture has the effect of improving blood flow, which helps to flush out painful substances that are lodged at the site of inflammation by stimulating blood circulation and calming the inflammation.