Wrist and hand · San Juan de Alicante
Wrist and thumb pain: use your hand again without pain
Holding your baby, texting, typing or playing padel: the wrist and thumb work all day and their tendons feel it. We look at the tendon with ultrasound, ease the pain and strengthen it so it can cope with your day.
Does this happen to you?
- Pain on the thumb side when you turn your wrist or pick something up
- It hurts to lift your baby
- Tingling or numbness in your fingers, especially at night
- Discomfort when typing or using a mouse or phone
- Wrist pain when you lean on your hands or do push-ups
- Your wrist hurts when playing padel or tennis
What we treat
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
Irritation of the thumb tendons on the side of the wrist. Very common after childbirth and in manual work.
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Compression of the median nerve: tingling in the fingers and weaker grip.
Wrist tendinitis
Overload of the wrist tendons from repeated movements or sport.
Thumb base arthritis
Wear at the base of the thumb that hurts when you pinch.
Our treatment
Ultrasound
We look at the tendon or nerve and compare it with your other hand.
Ease the pain
Manual therapy, high-intensity laser or EPI® depending on what we find.
Progressive loading
Strength exercises so the tendon can tolerate effort again.
Your daily life
Changes to how you hold your baby, your workstation or your sport technique, and a splint only if needed.
Techniques we use
Musculoskeletal ultrasound
We look at muscles, tendons and ligaments in the clinic to refine the diagnosis and track progress.
Ultrasound-guided EPI®
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous electrolysis for tendinopathies and soft-tissue injuries.
High-intensity laser
High-intensity therapeutic laser to support tissue regeneration and ease pain and inflammation.
Physiotherapy
Treatment of injuries and pain: we guide you and stay with you until you recover.
Frequently asked questions
What is De Quervain’s tenosynovitis?
It is irritation of two thumb tendons as they pass through a tunnel at the wrist. It hurts on the thumb side when you turn your wrist or pinch, and it is very common in new parents because of how they hold the baby.
Will I need an injection or surgery?
Most cases improve with physiotherapy and load changes. If it does not respond, we discuss other options with the team’s orthopaedic surgeon.
Should I wear a splint?
It can help for a few days or at night to ease the pain, but long immobilisation is not a good idea. We tell you when to use it and when to stop.
Is tingling in my fingers carpal tunnel?
It can be, but it can also come from the neck. In the assessment we examine both so we treat the right source.
Content reviewed by Francisco Sevila Sánchez, physiotherapist and osteopath (C.O.) · Updated November 2026
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We also treat
Tennis elbow
Tennis elbow is not just for tennis players: it also appears with padel, manual work and computer use.
Neck pain
Tension, stiffness or a headache that starts at the back of the neck.
Shoulder pain
The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body and one of the most painful when something goes wrong.