Pianist here... I am so very thankful to have found this video. You guys are a blessing for so many of us.

You two have helped me with so much pain all over my body when I’ve wasted literally thousands of dollars with various doctors to get me nowhere but take my money.. thank you for all the great info and keep up the great work I really do appreciate it

This is crazy guys! At the beginning i was scpetic and was painful to do, but i feel so much better after the exercises! That is unbelievable! 3 weeks of pain, 1 video and 3 exercises later i fell much less pain! You're the best!!!!

You guys crack me up and I learn SO MUCH from you. Thank you!!!

Thank you. I came across this a few days back and am already feeling the relief.

Could have used these guys growing up. A lifetime of careless doctors and physical therapist havent shown me a fraction of what Bob and Brad have. Thanks!

Wow!! I’ve been suffering with this for months!! I thought I had arthritis! This morning, I couldn’t move my wrist from side to side at all! I have been watching you guys for a couple weeks and wondered if this had been addressed... or if there was anything to do. I tried the exercises, just as practice to see if I could do it while I was watching the video. When I was finished my range of motion was extremely improved! I’m really impressed! Thanks guys!! You’re HEROES!!

I had no clue what this was until today. A decade with this only getting worse, and with a few exercises I practically double my grip strength. Will definitely keep my eye out for you vids from now on.

Bob and Brad I’m so glad I found you! I had carpel tunnel surgery in 2008, haven’t had any trouble with my hands until this summer 2021. I cut down some trees and bushes in my back yard and used hedge trimmers etc. my hand flared up, right worse than the left, ended up getting steroid shots and a threat for repeat carpel tunnel surgery! I don’t want either so I started stretching my hands with hot and cold baths and massages, along with paraffin dip once to twice a day. It’s really helping but not yet able to bend the thumb. Hoping for a break through soon!

I had trouble with this just last week. Thank you! Symptoms still there so will work on it.

Oh my god THANK YOU! I'm still suffering with it, I thought that it was an RSI because my wrist was mostly hurting until a few days when my thumb started hurting too, but I finally know that it's DQT just because of the ways you specified could detect it. I have put an immobilizer on my wrist and thumb as it hurts too much to move, and I'm trying those exercises too. But I am now so glad I found you guys!

Thank you very much. It already feels so much better the first time I tried the exercises.

You guys are great! Keep up the good work. Stay blessed, lads.

This video is so helpful.. i see the result in 5 minutes.. Thank you soooooo much... love from India 🙏💖

You guys have saved my life and I've turned you on to my mom and you've done great work for her too. We both suffer from joint hypermobility issues. Both of us were suffering from all sorts of chronic pain and your videos have given us a new lease on life!

Sooo, seen several vids from others on this but yours seems incredibly effective! Not knocking other practitioners-had enormous success with treating hip/lower back strain. But nothing as helpful for this wrist area. Feeling very well informed though💝🤝

Wow, feels better already. Thank you.

My thumb pain is above that joint… more like 2 inches from the tip of my thumb, on the inside side of that knuckle, not my wrist… at the second joint behind my thumb nail & right where Brad pointed at 1:20…. Closing my thumb as in that last test doesn’t do anything. My thumb closes completely, there’s no stretch because it bends closed at 90° in all the thumb joints, or if straight passes my pinky. Just got back from the Dr & she thinks this is my problem! Thanks for all the help! You guys are so fantastic & where I go every time I need to learn something about how to take care of myself! 💕

Good exercise,thank you sir for giving such a valuable video made by you, really amazing persons both of you , thank you sir once again

Thanks very much, this is a great help

I have been dealing with this for such a long time. I had no idea what it was. I woke up this morning to your video. I did the exercises and already have some relief. Thank you, to the 2 best physical therapists in the world!!

@tunechi_5628

3 жыл бұрын

Did it go way completely?

@joyfullylivinglife7114

3 жыл бұрын

@@tunechi_5628 initially it did. I need to be more consistent with the exercises.

@julied.804

2 жыл бұрын

@@joyfullylivinglife7114 May I know how long did it take to completely go away?

@joyfullylivinglife7114

2 жыл бұрын

@@julied.804 The relief was within one treatment but has only been minimal. If I don’t do the exercises the pain gets worse.

@julied.804

2 жыл бұрын

@@joyfullylivinglife7114 thank you.

During thumb abduction with full pressure entire time one day, I heard a pop. It actually felt better after. What was pop? These stretches have helped tremendously. One surgeon pushed surgery, but wanted to try physical therapy first. 2 weeks of these and Condition has improved 90%. There are still a few positions of hand a little uncomfortable and I'll keep working on these stretches and general strengthen hand gently. Thank You!

Hey you guys are amazing you guys of helped me so much wood massaging the muscle and tendon help as well?

You guys are great, thanks!

I was just about to go to my doctor for this. My thumb is is killing me! Thank you!

Oh my god!! I've been suffering from this for a month and I had no clue how I got it, except its extremely uncomfortable!! Thank you for the video. I'll try out your suggestions.

@dejavu3663

3 жыл бұрын

Has it worked?

Wish I'd found you two before getting a very painful cortisone shot. By the way, both De Quervain's and Carpal Tunnel (your video on the latter is also great) are *extremely* common in knitters. Thanks for all the advice and help.

Thank you! A plus relief quickly. WOW!

This needs millions of likes, thanks Bob & Brad!!!!! OUCH!!! i just hurt my thumb texting this on my phone.

Bob and Brad. I have massive pain on the top of my wrist when I do press ups or any activity where my wrist goes back. It isn't about any fingers. If I put my wrist forward I can find the spot easily, on the top about half an inch from the left (my right hand)

Bab and Bratt - the most bony standup comics on the Internet. On a more serious note: Thanks guys, this was an incredibly helpful video. 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻

Thanks a million for sharing..I never realized how much work our thumb does..till now. Im a good cook.. in my opinion at least😉..and i cant even dice..open cans..even write notes..

Love your explanations n wit

Thank you! I have this and after 1 session I can feel a difference

This helped me so much

My thumb spasmed when I did the finklestein test. I guess I need these exercises!

Thank you! That worked for me😊

Thank you so much. Very helpful 🥰

@BobandBrad

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help

Great stuff thanks

thanks bride and bob my pain after one week has reduced to 80% and if someone is the reading my comment than this exercise will heal you it will cause some pain but then it will heal you

Thank you!

Friendship goals 😊

Thanks very much

Hey guys! Thank you so much for this video. I follow all of your videos. I have had this problem with my wrist for quite sometime... And I'm a sucker for push-ups. Could I continue doing push-ups while doing these exercises for De quervains? Would be very helpful if you could reply.

Snuff was popular like that in the Restoration era of England or Rococo period--the era of King Louis XIV--in France. The affectation you're discussing was associated with Versailles court generally and dandies more specifically in England.

Thank you so much for this. I have been having some difficulty with this for about 3 months. Hope this will help. (Some improvement on my own, but this needs to be better!😑

I had that twice, first on one hand and then the other. Both times, it developed suddenly and without explanation. I don't do texting and or any other repetitive activity. It was one of the most painful conditions I've ever had and was truly disabling. I couldn't do any daily tasks. I couldn't even hold a dish or wash my hair. My orthopedic surgeon was sure he would have to do surgery, but tried a steroid injection. Both times, the steroid injection worked like a dream and I avoided surgery. I wore a wrist-and-thumb brace for some time. Later, I found out that I had undiagnosed, untreated Lyme disease. Any time a person develops an inflammatory muscle or joint condition without injury or any other explanation, that person and the person's doctors should suspect Lyme disease and should do several tests for it, including a clinical exam, as most lab tests give false negatives.

Not sure if this is what i have. I also have pretty strong pain when i hold my hand palm down und flex it down. Anyway i will give this a shot together with the standard wrist and forearm stretches. I think i got this from playing guitar with bad hand posture. Especially when i started learning chords that require a certain strengh.

Thanks, I need this. How about help with the pain from too much iPhone/texting in the dip between thumb and pointer finger? You guys ARE America’s PT’s!

@virendragarg4083

3 жыл бұрын

Trigger finger they already have videos

@revoltanimation8957

3 жыл бұрын

@@virendragarg4083 thank u

My left thumb swells up , in pain when I’m gettin sick , and doing a lot activity with my hands. I hurt my left thumb playing basketball someone basically pushed back my thumb in December 2017 and I’m still having problems :/ these stretches do help with tension!

انشالله طريقتكم تشفي ايدي

I needed this!! Thank you

Please talk about the use of the shoulder which effects a shoulder injury (chain reaction of muscles when using the hand). Sadly the hand is usually treated by it the shoulder by pt and the mechanics of the interplay gets completely ignored

That must be what happened to me back when I did a lot of typing & ten-key data entry years ago. I finally ended up having to leave that job because I could not do it as well with the pain some days & numbness other days.

Wow Exactly what I needed today!

I have it in both thumbs and upper wrist from working in a fast food restaurant

You guys are awesome!

my pain is right where you mentioned but it goes even further back to about 2.5 inches from the base of the thumb.

Hey Bob how much pressure to apply to the tendon.

Ah thank you

These guys are so funny! 😂😂😂

My wrist has been bothering me for years, but it's not in that location. I think it's more of a tendinitis lower in the wrist. Would love to know how to get rid of the pain as it's getting in the way of a lot of things, in particular any exercise in a pushup position or on hands and knees.

Thank you. These exercises really cured me of my very painful tenosynovites. 😁😍🙋‍♀️

@gkiller75

3 жыл бұрын

How long did you have the condition? How long til you were cured?

What if my pain is in the inner side of thumb , like on the palm of my hand but the thumb are ? Like instead of the back of it, it's in the fleshy part of the thumb. Sometimes it extends to the wrist but I'm wondering if this could be texting thumb too.

Should I do this kind of exercises even if I still have a pain?

والله اجرب ومن الله الشفة

I am looking for help on the other side of the wrist

Yo dis realy worked

I’m wondering if this is good for CMC arthritis and trigger thumb as well as deQuervains? My arthritis has been annoying lately and as a knitter and piano player this is unfortunate.

Can the inflammation cause pain in the web between thumb and pointer

Would it still be safe to do pushups with this condition? Or should I hold off a while. I was thinking of doing them maybe every 3 days or so? Thanks

😜!!Bob&Brad!!💓

I got this because of scissors cutting thru layers of gauze 🤦🏻‍♀️ so much for texting

Sir, I have De Quervain's Tenosynovitis. Having severe pain and inflammation. Inflammation is very high that even anatomical snuffbox is not visible. My wrist mobility has reduced to just 1 or 2%. Please suggest something!

It hurts too bad to do this. Will letting it rest help?

What if you don’t text with your THUMB? My hand and fingers have tingling/numbness 24/7!!!!!!! Do you recommend these exercises??

1 felt on my right wrist while i played soccer a week ago..my hand, thumb and wrist were swollen. A week further now and the swelling on my hand is gone but the pain is still there..my thumb is still a little bit swollen and the pain is still there and the pain on wrist is also there..i can barely take things with my hand and it constently hurts and the pain goes through my whole arm till my shoulders..i can do nothig with my arm and it kills me..are my wrist and thumb broken?

I also have pain in my pointer and middle finger going up my fore arm and my shoulder blade

I was painting with spray.

Sure do appreciate your help with these ‘exercises’! Slowly but surely. I need to increase the number of times daily. THANKS! 😀

These exercises seem to be really helping my thumb and wrist pain. Developed this condition last year and received a cortisone shot (worked about 80%). However, I believe I've worsened it recently by trying to improve my strength using hand weights. Once I have this under control, is there a way to develop strength in my hands/wrists without aggravating this condition??

@mirrorreflex

3 жыл бұрын

I'm in a similar situation to you except I didn't have cortisone injections. My condition seemed to be getting better and strengthening has caused the pain to return. I'm just commenting so this comment gets see more easily by Bob and Brad.

@elainebenes5932

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirrorreflex I'm going on about 7-8 weeks now. I've read it can take up to 12 weeks to heal. Started exercise program but only use water bottles (not even a pound) for hand weights. I also wear a thumb splint at night. I think it may be getting better but SLOWLY (I ignored this for quite awhile so to be fair I have to be patient.) I won't use real weights until the pain is gone. I've decided to see a therapist in the spring (or when it's safe) if I still have it.

@mirrorreflex

3 жыл бұрын

@@elainebenes5932 thanks. I'll try smaller weights when I feel better

I have been suffering with this for 5 months now. Can't drive or even lift a cup of coffee. Had cortisone injection and had a flare up and my whole arm is inflamed. Wearing a rigid splint but need to get rid of this pain. I will try this when I can able to move it or hold something. At the moment it's so bad I can't do it. Have been to hospital and doctors over and over with no help. Even have to type this with the splint on. Thanks.

@CallMeJeff

2 жыл бұрын

Surgery work best tbh

@donnamate9238

2 жыл бұрын

@@CallMeJeff I saw an orthopedic surgeon yesterday and he said surgery will not help at all. I have had tendonosis and bursitis in my arm for five weeks and cannot move my arm at all. I had a CT scan two days ago and literally surname when she moved my arm. Nothing is helping the pain or movement. Nothing. Doctor tell me to rest it and wait it out but then tell me to do physical therapy. How can I do therapy when I can't move my arm. The massage doesn't help. The tendonosis is every tendon from my shoulder to my fingertips. Plus the bursitis. I've had enough and can't live with this pain. Even writing this with my left hand. Can't do anything with my right arm 😭😭😭

@donnamate9238

2 жыл бұрын

@@CallMeJeff sorry meant literally screamed when she moved my arm.

Please make video treatment for chronic dequervain ...my pain is 6 - 7 month...you can see my picture...my pain is decrease but still hurt...btw i already do this treatment to for a month

@dejavu3663

3 жыл бұрын

Any luck ? Did it work

Question: lots of people use backpacks. School kids, college kids, military, business people, hikers etc. You should do a video on how much weight is okay and for how long. Because I walk about 10 miles with a 40lb backpack about 2 times a week. Wondering if that is good or bad.

@jasonkinney4008

Жыл бұрын

a proper backpack fit should transfer all that weight through the frame of the backpack to your hip belt. All that weight should be carried on your hips, and not on your shoulders. The shoulder straps are just to keep the backpack from falling backwards, there should only be a very small amount of pressure on the front of your shoulders, not the tops. You should be able to slide your fingers easily under the shoulder strap above your shoulders. Sorry this reply is quite late, but better late than never, hopefully you've found the way to adjust your backpack so that it fits properly by now. If not, make sure to adjust it so that ALL the weight is being carried on your hips, none on your shoulders. If it's not possible, your backpack is probably too small and you need one with a larger frame.

@jumpingjellybeans1056

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonkinney4008 Well hot damn... Someone should tell the military that... They had me out there carrying bags with just my shoulders... This is why I get 10% disability for my back problems.

I have a lot of pain ontop of my hand towards the outer side of my right wrist. I've been a 3D modeler for 18 years so I use a PC and art pen a lot, 16 hours a day at times. What could I do to help this pain?

@melsoro7311

3 жыл бұрын

Did it go?

My thumb hurts so bad, I just cant do those pressure on, pressure off. It hurts like hell.

I've visit 2 doctor but my pain wont go away..they just advice me to put ice..and charge me expensive fee.. suffered the pain for 3months..been doin the exercise for few minutes can feel much more diffrent

Hi

Also known as "mommy hand" from the same thumb action to pick up a baby.

@mariacrqr

3 жыл бұрын

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@WHOOPI89

3 жыл бұрын

Yess I hv it bad since she was 3 month now shes 8 months

Our local orthopaedic recommends me injection/surgery! Nnnoooo. Thank you for this video, I will do my best to treat my condition!

@dejavu3663

3 жыл бұрын

Hows your wrist ? I've had this 5 months and just found this video , just seeing if it worked with you ?

@Cathisbaking

3 жыл бұрын

@@dejavu3663 , i recently went to a Chinese physician and she recommended cupping. That is, to puncture on the area affected and using a suction cup to expel blood out which is blocking the Qi. Not painful except bruise marks on affected area. Got to rest hands for at least 3 months. Here in Singapore, it is recommended a registered and well trained physician.

@Cathisbaking

3 жыл бұрын

@@dejavu3663 , not forgetting the exercises recommended here by both doctors here. Hope this helps

@dejavu3663

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cathisbaking thankyou so much bro !! Gonna give it a go

@Cathisbaking

3 жыл бұрын

@@dejavu3663 ,don’t give up, you must make an effort to do the wrist exercises, if not write to either Bob or Brad to see them personally. I hope, if either one is reading this post, please help help Fade267. I am still experiencing some pain when I lift or carry heavy grocery bag or even recite my rosary prayer. I put Chinese ointment on affected area and massage it

So I have been doing the de quervain's exercises for about two months and it seems to be helping. Then I started developing tennis elbow and started tennis elbow stretches which seemed to irritate my de quervain's again. The thing is the stretches are not painful when I do them, but I've been getting pain several minutes or even hours AFTER the stretches have been done. Any advice for stretches when you have both tennis elbow and de quervain's.

@dejavu3663

3 жыл бұрын

Give tennis a break and go on holiday your wrist needs a good weeks rest for it to properly heal x

@sterling808hi

3 жыл бұрын

Did you see Mr. Physio’s video on de quervain’s? It helped me alot. Stretches might be making it worse. Dm me if you want the video.

@apekepoo

2 жыл бұрын

@@sterling808hi I would love the video. I have the exact same issue as Mirrorreflex. Tennis elbow radiating into wrist and now more pain.

@sterling808hi

2 жыл бұрын

@@apekepoo kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqqYzdGYldCoZLA.html

@apekepoo

2 жыл бұрын

@@sterling808hi Thank you.

i have a severe case of this. it feels as if my arm is on fire under the skin when doing certain things with my left had. I't's very numb and pain tingles to the touch. I've been wearing a wrist/thumb splint and icing 3x a day but it hasn't gotten better.

@drygsdfyvred1742

3 жыл бұрын

If it tingles it could be carpal tunnel

How do I get rid of a ganglion cyst and why does it come and go ? I do type on the computer for 8 hrs 5 days a weeks

@ianmackenzie686

3 жыл бұрын

Granted it was thirty years ago, but I had one on the wrist of my left hand. Went to my doc, he lanced it. Simple as that. Never returned.

Sir not my thumb but all my other fingers pain when I do any activities with them. Like kneading a dough or washing clothes with hands or utensils with hands. Can you help with that?

@Thesouthwillriseagain

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like arthritis I’m not a expert though

None of those tests bother me. However, I have had ongoing tightness in my dominant wrist plus some numbness in my finger tips. Is there a different video of yours you would recommend?

@TheUpperHand

3 жыл бұрын

If the numbness is in the thumb, index and middle finger then you may want to research carpal tunnel syndrome. If it is more on the small finger then it’s possibly cubital tunnel which is compression of the ulnar nerve. Hope this helps. We do have a very lengthy video on carpal tunnel already uploaded.

@YogiBethC

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheUpperHand Thanks for your response. I notice the numbness mainly in the index and middle fingers, the discomfort on the back of the wrist. Can you link to your carpal tunnel video?

@TheUpperHand

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dZui3I-nfruuj9I.html Sure! This video is very in depth. We are releasing a shorter one focused on exercises/tips for Carpal Tunnel mainly within the next week also so be looking out for that one too!

How are you, doctor. My name is Ahmed. I suffer from thumb tendinitis. My thumbs are inflamed. I have checked more than four doctors, and no one has worked for me. Please write me a treatment. I buy it. Please I live in Iraq.

What causes to get pain in that location? Is that because of computer mouse??

I've been trying to figure out why my pointer finger is hurting since there was no injury

@frdwd6

3 жыл бұрын

Texting

What if i have such sensitivity i can't put pressure on that tendon to do the excersize? There's a lump that's developed near that area as well and it sends flashing pain through my hand and wrist :/ is it too far gone to try this method?

@glockgrandma2517

3 жыл бұрын

Ice it and don’t use it. Trust it will heal once you relax and allow it.

With this problem my thumb stuck. It's very much painful