Comparative Effects of Paraffin Bath Therapy and ESWT in Patients With De Quervain Tenosynovitis

Comparative Effects of Paraffin Bath Therapy and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Pain and Hand Functions in Patients With De Quervain Tenosynovitis

There is no study in the literature comparing both paraffin bath therapy and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of patients with De Quervain Tenosynovitis. The aim of this study is performing this comparison.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being 18 years or older
• Meeting De Quervain diagnostic criteria
• Not having applied any physical therapy modality to the hand-wrist in the last 1 month
• Not using pain medication in the last 1 month,
• Not using local anesthetics or steroid injections on the hand-wrist in the last 3 months
• Have received written consent to participate in the study, and have come to the last control at the 6th week.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neurological diseases (especially neuropathies),
• Malignancy,
• Rheumatological diseases
• Pregnancy
• History of hand/wrist fracture or surgery
• Hand/wrist trauma in the last 1 month
• Coagulation disorder diseases