[Closed] trigger finger sufferers

I don't get pain, just the clickiness and feeling of discomfort. Left hand, ring finger. The injection sorted it for me. Must be 3 years ago (certainly pre-Covid).

I’ve developed what I think is trigger finger in my thumb and first finger on my right hand. Any pinching type grips causes a click like an electric shock but without as much pain. Tricky when I’m trying to pluck long hairs out of my ears!
Do the injections last a while if you can get them?

A friend of mine had injections for a while but eventually surgery needed to sort it. It worked which he was very pleased with as it had made playing the double bass a little awkward.

Do the injections last a while if you can get them?

See above

MIL has had it in both hands. Surgery sorted it in the end.

I sympathise, I developed it about 10 years ago and at its worst it stopped me riding hard, playing guitar and typing, fortunately it has eased off and now rarely fully locks.

I had various treatments-
Cortisone injections, these were generally effective, some worked for months, others a year or so depending on location and skill of the GP. I'd recommend these if you can get them.

Trigger finger release operation, this worked to a degree but poor post op treatment has left me with a wonky and stiff finger and for years a painful amount of scar tissue. I believe the NHS no longer offer this op due to the low success rate...if this is an option prompt post op physio is essential.

I also had a splint to prevent the finger bending, not much use when riding but helped me sleep, worth a try.

I found larger diameter grips helped stop my finger locking up on the bike, left hand middle finger. No pain with it just clicks a lot, have to straighten it with my other hand.

I appreciate the input, thanks!

I’m a gp that injects trigger fingers. I usually don’t need much persuading to do so as it works well. It can delay surgery and sometimes avoid it all together depending on severity. No harm in going back to the practice to explain the conservative treatment isn’t working.

perhaps longer down the line cortisone injections.

Patience didn't work, the injection did and it hasn't come back in ten years despite playing the guitar, mtb and DIY.

I had trigger thumb quite badly. A long weekend using a Hilti rock breaker on limestone bedrock while putting in a fence and it went away, never to come back...

A long weekend using a Hilti rock breaker on limestone bedrock while putting in a fence and it went away, never to come back…

Is that available on prescription?

I get it in my thumb. Reduced movement or massive increase of effort to gdt it to angulate properly.
Sometimes it will click through the limit point, other times needs manipulation.
Its ok and i can deal with the inconvenience of it for now.

I have weird clicky thumbs that Dr Google hasn't diagnosed yet. They don't lock, it's just that if they're straight for a while then they 'catch' and click as I bend them. Sometimes ache a bit, but never properly hurt. Been doing it more and more over the last decade or so. Trigger thumb is when you can't unbend it, right? So kind of the opposite to mine. It feels like my click is right in the joint near the base of my nail. I've just put it down to old age (started in my mid-thirties I think!)

A long weekend using a Hilti rock breaker on limestone bedrock while putting in a fence and it went away, never to come back…

I love that! Well believable imo. I once had a trapped nerve somewhere which caused numbness and tingling in a couple of fingers. I had it for a couple of years until one day I had a nasty tumble when I hit some ice/frost on my road bike, somehow hitting the tarmac had a similar affect to a session at the chiropractor and the problem was permanently resolved.

Yeah. Here y'go:

It'd lock then I'd have to force it back. Kind of like a 'hitting your funny bone' kind of pain.

Ew, that doesn't look nice! Hope you all get better!