Patient profile · Conditions
De Quervain's (often new parents)
You have radial wrist pain — common in new parents, texters, and lifters.
Thumb-side wrist pain that flares with lifting, texting, and childcare. Conservative care, splinting, and graded loading.
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Education-only job paths — not job-site clearance.
Typical load pattern for this profile: Desk-shaped movements · Guided exercise library
Who it fits
People this profile usually fits
- Pain on the thumb side of the wrist
- Worse with lifting, wringing, texting, or repeated thumb use
- Often flares in new parents
What recovery often looks like
Phases and themes
- Reduce provocative loads; thumb spica splint may help.
- Gentle thumb and wrist motion in pain-free range.
- Graded loading after irritability lowers.
How the plan adapts
Defaults and safety rails for this profile
- Blocks repeated resisted thumb abduction during flares.
- Holds heavy pinch until pain settles.
- Adds lifting-position education for childcare.
Guided library
Exercises commonly tied to this profile’s diagnoses
From the in-app catalog for education — not an individualized prescription. Skip moves your clinician has ruled out.
Flares, workload & warnings
How HandTherapy.app adapts logic for this profile
- Flares: nerve and pain flares add desk-ergonomic coaching on top of standard downgrades.
- Overwork: high pain or tingling on intake triggers workload warnings on your generated plan.
Use Flare-up mode after a rough session and Safety for daily readiness pacing.
Condition programs
Regimen hubs that often pair with this profile
Structured education tracks — not a substitute for your clinician's protocol. Open a hub to read phases and equipment ideas.
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