lone ranger Loc: Port Saint Lucie, Florida

try taking glucosamine tablets, i suffered from the same thing, and I"m 72..and after taking the tablets for a month on a every day, basis, i no longer suffer from it.....

SteveR Loc: Michigan

sb....Reading about Depuytren's Contracture, which I had, I found that it begins with nodules in the palm that then begin to send tentacles into the fingers if allowed to go to long causing the contracture. I had the nodules removed from both palms before that occurred.

Hammer Loc: London UK

I was advised by the surgeon to try exercising the area before considering invasive therapy . Stretched the area by pretending that I was playing the keys on a piano. It worked but I can see the damaged area under the skin and it still plays up sometimes over 40 years after the event. Bit lucky really . Wish you well with this .

Robert Bailey Loc: Canada

I've had trigger finger on several fingers.
In my experience a cortisone shot works for up to a year
but then the trigger finger returns.
I've had surgery on 2 fingers, and have surgery booked for a 3rd finger in April.
The surgery (for me) fixes the problem while the shot is just a temporary fix.
I'm a right-handed guitarist so it is quite aggravating when a finger on the left hand
suddenly locks up!

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

what are you going to use for your incontinence?? CRAZY GLUE???

Ksocha Loc: Bethesda, MD

Common in Northern Europeans. My doctor anesthesized the tendon (painful) then punctured the tendon many times with a fine needle to “fray” and stretch it (not painful). Gave me a simple exercise to maintain and never had a problem again. It’s called Duypretyn’s or some such medical term.

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Just curious...why are you asking photography buffs about a medical problem?

cuckoobob

I'm not affected by a "trigger finger", but I do have poor circulation, and as a result my hands are almost always cold. I wear gloves at night, and it has mitigated the problem significantly. I'm an organist/pianist, so finger movement is important!

1Feathercrest Loc: NEPA

Trigger finger? Are you talking about a cramp in your hand (in this case, an individual finger)? That is usually caused by a mineral deficiency (magnesium/potassium) and/or dehydration. Drink filtered water and take a magnesium malate tablet daily. This is a preventive for nightime leg cramps. Don't take quinine which is the prescription that doctors learn in medical school.

Datspeed

First: cortisone shot (worked on thumb not finger)
Second: outpatient surgery (finger)

All good with no recurrence.

shelty Loc: Medford, OR

Stenosing tenosynovitis is a condition commonly known as “trigger finger.” It is sometimes also called “trigger thumb.” The tendons that bend the fingers glide easily with the help of pulleys. These pulleys hold the tendons close to the bone. This is similar to how a line is held on a fishing rod (Figure 1). Trigger finger occurs when the pulley becomes too thick, so the tendon cannot glide easily through it

The goal of treatment in trigger finger is to eliminate the swelling and catching/locking, allowing full, painless movement of the finger or thumb.

Common treatments include, but are not limited to:

 Night splints
 Anti-inflammatory medication
 Changing your activity
 Steroid injection
If non-surgical treatments do not relieve the symptoms, surgery may be recommended. The goal of surgery is to open the pulley at the base of the finger so that the tendon can glide more freely. The clicking or popping goes away first. Finger motion can return quickly, or there can be some stiffness after surgery. Occasionally, hand therapy is required after surgery to regain better use.

Figure 1: The pulley and tendon in a finger, gliding normally.
Figure 2: If the pulley becomes too thick, the tendon cannot glide through it.

izzyuno

I had it on all fingers of my right hand and thumb on left hand (not at the same time). It started with thumb on right hand then went to thumb on left hand then back to each finger on right hand. Doctor explained it as a tendinitis issue and suggested surgery. It turned out that the problem for the most part would gradually go away on one finger before moving to the next finger so I never had the surgery. If you type in either "trigger finger" or "clickey finger" on your internet search engine it will explain it pretty good. I did get some "finger splints" which I found on Amazon that helped keep my finger from sticking in the bent position.

izzyuno

That is why this section is referred to as: Chit-Chat non-photography section

jaycoffsky

I have had it in both hands. What works for me is a Hot Wax Bath of hands once daily. I got the deal from Bed, Bath, and Beyond, about 30$ and comes with wax. I bought extra wax. Takes about 4 hours for the wax to melt, then immerse each hand, one at a time about 4 times. Let dry for about 5 minutes then peel off back into the wax chamber for reuse. It is pretty hot for the first dip into it each day. Not terrible, then let dry and dip again-4 or 5 times gin a row before each hand. Takes about 6 weeks to work for me to see improvement. so far the trigger fingers have not come back. I have not gone more then 3 or 4 days without doing the hot wax thing. Hope Have explained it. I not clear-dip wait about 10 seconds, dip again-repeat 4 or 5 times and then wait 5 minutes or so before peeling the wax back into the bath.

toxdoc42

Go find a good hand surgeon.