De Quervain's: Holding Your Baby and Scrolling Your Phone Hurt the Same Tendon
Let me start with the most common misunderstanding: De Quervain’s is not “weak wrists,” nor is it “sore muscles from holding a baby too long." Instead, it’s about two tendons at the base of your thumb. The tunnel they share gets narrow and thick, and the tendons can’t glide through. So resting makes it hurt less, but as soon as you go back to the original movement, the pain comes right back. It won’t resolve itself just because you sleep a few more days. ...