trigger finger

[huey chief]

My doctor says I have "trigger finger". It locks-in folded, and then can painfully
be popped out straight. It is my ring finger on left hand. Any gunsmith here that can fix this?

[tr6guns]

Get a bigger hammer..

[TexasJackKin]

I've had that, and got a couple of cortisone injections and it's pretty much gone. Still get a mild flair up now and then. Old age.......

[gogohopper]

Finger Splint - very small

http://www.3pointproducts.com/how-to-treat-a-trigger-finger-with-an-oval-8-

[glock_this]

Cut it off. Fixed.

[dmy]

Cortisone or acupuncture

My wife had trigger thumb. A good friend who is an orthopedic surgeon said he could probably fix it, but had to open up the hand before he could definitively tell what was causing it.

Instead, she got a cortisone shot which cured it for a couple of years, then tried acupuncture (3 treatments) which has been successful for the past 7 years. Good luck.

['ol shooter]

I have "Reverse Trigger Finger" in both my middle fingers. It's embarrassing at times, useful at others.

[tujungatoes]

I've had tendinitis and trigger finger. It Sucks. Very painful. Hooray for steroids and anti-inflamatory medications.

[huey chief]

Thanks

Thanks everyone. Luckily it is only my left ring finger and only hurts in the morning, so far. Family Doc says it will go away but internet says no. I will see about those injections. I don't have the patience for the splints that gogohopper linked to.

[bigdawg86]

Splints won't work. It may come and go. Cortisone is cheap and works. If your finger is not so stuck that it is very painful to unstick, then chances are one maybe two cortisone injections will do you good for a few years. I inject them all the time. Surgery is quick and easy, but would still try cortisone first.

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[huey chief]

Splints won't work. It may come and go. Cortisone is cheap and works. If your finger is not so stuck that it is very painful to unstick, then chances are one maybe two cortisone injections will do you good for a few years. I inject them all the time. Surgery is quick and easy, but would still try cortisone first.

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thanks

[6mmintl]

not kidding
Short popsicle stick and duck tape.

[kayaker55]

My wife had trigger thumb. A good friend who is an orthopedic surgeon said he could probably fix it, but had to open up the hand before he could definitively tell what was causing it.

Instead, she got a cortisone shot which cured it for a couple of years, then tried acupuncture (3 treatments) which has been successful for the past 7 years. Good luck.

+1 on the acupuncture ! Meds only address the symptoms.

[bigdawg86]

+1 on the acupuncture ! Meds only address the symptoms.

Actually not entirely. The flexor tendon is swollen / inflamed. The cortisone reduces swelling and inflammation allowing the tendon to return to normal / near normal function. I am curious how a small needle in the hand sufficiently addresses the root cause?

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[tujungatoes]

Actually not entirely. The flexor tendon is swollen / inflamed. The cortisone reduces swelling and inflammation allowing the tendon to return to normal / near normal function. I am curious how a small needle in the hand sufficiently addresses the root cause?

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