Why pregnant women get tenosynovitis

Pregnant women get tenosynovitis mainly due to hormone level changes, excessive hand activity, weight gain, etc.

1. Changes in hormone levels during pregnancy Pregnant

women's body progesterone and other hormone levels will significantly increase, which may lead to tendon, tendon sheath and other parts of the connective tissue edema, relaxation and other changes, so that tendon sheath is relatively narrow, tendon activity in which vulnerable to compression, thus inducing tenosynovitis.

2. Excessive hand activity

During pregnancy, pregnant women may frequently carry out some hand movements, such as long-term use of mobile phones, computers, or due to some daily activities such as cooking, washing, etc., so that hand tendon friction and fatigue, increasing the probability of tenosynovitis.

3. Weight

gain during pregnancy will bring additional burden to the hand joints, especially the wrist and other parts, a long time in the state of weight, easy to cause tenosynovitis.