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PREVALENCE OF DE QUERVAINS SYNDROME AMONG TAILORS AND BARBERS

. Noor Jannat**, Farooq Islam*, Maham Aslam*, Malik Abdul Hannan*, Asim Raza*


Abstract

De Quervains syndrome is the painful condition affecting the tendons on the thumb side of the wrist. These muscles includes extensor pollicus brevis and abductor pollicus longus.the primary pathological observation is reactive fibrosis and thickening of the retinaculum where its overlies over the first wrist extensor compartments .The pain is the main reason which get worse with abduction of thumb, grasping action of hand and ulnar deviation of the hand.

 

Objective: To determine the prevalence of de quervains syndrome using franklein test among tailors and barbers.

 

Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out involving tailors and barbers from shops, houses and saloons. The study duration was 6 months. Non probability convenient sampling technique was used and a total of 333 individual were elevated. Only males females are included aged between 25 to 50 years. To calculate the prevalence of de quervains syndromes using franklien test among barbers and tailors.

 

Results: The participants in this study comprise of tailors barbers. The tailors and barbers aged between 25 to 50 years were included which comprised a total of 333 participants. Out of 333 participants in which 212(63.7) were males and 121(36.3) were females.in which 215(64.6) were aged between 25 to 33, and 88 (26.4) were aged between 34 to 42 and 30(9) were aged between 43 to 50 years. The prevalence was studied using the Finkelstein test, which is an active test commonly used to detect presence of DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis. On performance of the test, it was found that 80% of the total population had overall positive result i.e. 80% of the total population.

 

Conclusion: The study concluded that the prevalence of de quervains syndromes is more among tailors and barbers due to their working patterns.

 

Keywords: Wrist pain, numeri pain rating scale, PRWE, Finkelstein test

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