Conservative management of finger tenosynovitis in climbers
Phouratsamay, Kevin (2026)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202604146374
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202604146374
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The aim of the thesis was to cover the physiotherapy management of climbers’ finger flexor tenosynovitis, with a targeted audience of fellow physiotherapy students or any laypersons interested in the topic.
The thesis was conducted as a narrative review to collect information from the academic literature. It started with theoretical knowledge of the anatomy, then description and aetiology of the injury and finally, it synthesised the current standard practices, their rationale and eventual supporting evidence.
To summarise main takeaways, finger flexor tenosynovitis is a sport-related overuse injury that is most often amenable without requiring invasive therapy. The findings suggest that healing has a favourable natural course and that an average duration of symptoms was estimated to seven months or 30,5 weeks. Several strategies in prevention exist with load management being one of the most relevant recommendations. Additionally, recent studies supported the benefits of resistance and neuromuscular trainings in injury prevention.
Discussion is opened on the rising interest of climbing and climbing injuries in the field of research, the quality of the selected articles, and the need for further studies.
The thesis was conducted as a narrative review to collect information from the academic literature. It started with theoretical knowledge of the anatomy, then description and aetiology of the injury and finally, it synthesised the current standard practices, their rationale and eventual supporting evidence.
To summarise main takeaways, finger flexor tenosynovitis is a sport-related overuse injury that is most often amenable without requiring invasive therapy. The findings suggest that healing has a favourable natural course and that an average duration of symptoms was estimated to seven months or 30,5 weeks. Several strategies in prevention exist with load management being one of the most relevant recommendations. Additionally, recent studies supported the benefits of resistance and neuromuscular trainings in injury prevention.
Discussion is opened on the rising interest of climbing and climbing injuries in the field of research, the quality of the selected articles, and the need for further studies.