Trigger Thumb Tips + Tricks: Home Exercises, Splinting, and Massage
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 เม.ย. 2024
- Learn some tips and tricks for treating your trigger thumb in this video! From using an oval-8 splint, to completing some simple stretches, to using ice massage and cross friction massage, learn some of the ways you might be able to improve your thumb.
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*Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored, all opinions are my own. While I am a Certified Hand Therapist, I can't diagnose you via the internet. Please seek advice from a medical or rehabilitation professional prior to starting an exercise program.
My trigger thumb was making my life a misery for 18 months. I'm a paramedic so it was affecting me at work too. Your advice on getting an oval 8 splint and stretching has literally changed my life!! I'm pain free and have full motion back. Thank you
Ah! That's amazing!! I never used them before and then just in the past 2 years I had this like, epiphany and started using them with all my trigger finger patients and IT WORKS SO WELL! It's the easiest little trick. I'm so glad it's working for you - best of luck!!
@@ForwardTherapy Can i get the link to purchase 8 ovalSplint
You can find them on Amazon!
My trigger thumb just started. It's very painful at the base of the thumb. Yours last 18-months! Did you ever get a cortisone injection?
@@rolandf7419 I did on my middle finger and thumb. It worked on my thumb only.
I had trigger thumb. I did a search and found your video. I followed what you said almost to the letter. It took about eight weeks but I no longer have that trigger thumb. Thank you so much for making this video. It was clear and easy to understand.
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I have gotten more from her video than I did from going to the orthopedic doctor and therapy from the hospital. Thank you for doing this for us.
agreed!
Two cortisone shots later, and almost 8 months suffering thinking surgery is next, I found your video. The splinting is really helping and I’ve been doing the massages and stretches for about a week. My thumb feels the best it has in months. Thank you! Will continue as I’m really feeling results!
Amazing!!!
You are a phenomenal woman who offers her time on the internet to helps thousands. I think your techniques will work. You are the first to explain proper treatment so clearly. So grateful to you.
You just warmed my heart! Thank you!
SAME!! 🙌🏼 *I agree
Most helpful information I’ve seen!
@@Teshelle18 thank you!!
@@Teshelle18 thank you very much for you help♥️
- I agree.
omg thank you so much I've been playing guitar for 7 years and all the sudden my left thumb was stuck and i was so nervous but i feel a lot better
Excellent video! The exercises work and helped me get my thumb action back in less than 3 weeks. My right thumb was literally swollen into an "open" position and wouldn't bend without extreme pain. A real pain since I'm right-handed. I had tried exercises from another video that didn't work. Thank you for helping so many people with this issue!
I am so excited to have found your page!!! I am a 53 year old female. I noticed a small ‘knot’ on my thumb knuckle, just below the nail. It has gotten a little bigger. Just a few days ago, the joint began popping when I bent it. Everyone I have watched, only talks about the thumb joint closer to the palm. Thank you so much for sharing these videos!! I was an EMT for about 10 years. Now, I am a security guard at a Childrens Specialty Clinic. I use my hands a lot. The stretches are definitely going to come in handy, pun intended!!
This is the best video that I’ve watched about trigger thumb. Others were a bit vague.
Kelly, thank you for these exercises. I've had trigger thumb for a couple weeks now and my doctor was no help at all. She took an xray and brushed it off as arthritis. She said to wear a splint and take ibuprofen, not telling me that i needed to remove the splint periodically. As a result, over the past week wearing a splint 24/7, im in much more pain. After watching your video, i have hope that ill be on the right track now. Thank you!
Sorry it’s more painful!!! I hope the exercises will help.
thank you for sharing these tips.
Thank you for showing us these exercises!
Sooooo helpful. I thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! ❤️
Thank you this helped A LOT!
Thank you. It helped me a lot.
Nice way of explaining. Thanks
It’s very helpful. Thank you
Thank you!! Love this. Everything you said helped
thanks it is very helpful
So glad I found this video! Thank you
Thank you for the very helpful advice.
Thank you so much for sharing this pertinent info ❤️
Thanks for sharing.
Great tips thanks.
You were great. Sooooo clear. Thank u.
Thank you. This was helpful
Great information. I’ll follow your instructions and yes, I did subscribe Thank You
The cross friction massage is fantastic!
Best video yet on trigger thumb
Really fantastic. So helpful. Easy to follow and clearly explained. Thank you!
thank you!!
Thank you for all of your videos on trigger thumb. I do these exercises/massage 3 times a day.
This is so helpful .... thank u so much ..🙏🙏🙏
Thank you that's really helpful
Thank you very much
Thanks Kelly
Love your video will try
Thank you!
Excellent very useful
شكرا جزاك الله خير
Thank you! This is great.
I made my splint out of duct tape--wrap the thumb with the sticky side out and then wrap it again with the sticky side down. It's a great splint because it gives some mobility but prevents snapping. My problem started a few weeks ago and is improving rapidly.
Thank you so much.
Thank you for the video it's awesome. God bless!
Thanks for doing this, Kelly - very useful information, very well demonstrated and clearly explained.
It’s first time I watch ur channel,& I think u explain things pretty clear. Tank u for the time u take to help others feel better.🙏
Just came across your page. I am experiencing trigger thumb and I will try these exercises you just did. Thank you and I did subscribe.
Appreciate your video. Very informative, clear instructions, and such a soothing voice. Starting these methods today ! ✌
Thank you so much. Will get started right away!
I hope it helps!
Thank you from Greece
This is great information. Just what I was looking for to help me with my painful thumb. Thank you! Thank you!
I hope it helps!! Best of luck!
Thank you for the video.
Excellent! I just developed trigger thumb &about 5 weeks ago. This relieves it so much!
Very helpful information and excellent explanation of exercises. Humanity needs more people like you👍
Thank you so much this was very helpful.
Thank you!
I'm looking for this kind of video. Thank you I found this. I will try all that thumb exercises.Thank you.🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much for this informative and so helpful post!! Blessings to you!!
Thank you!
Thank you for your help.
thank you.. it really helps 😍
Thank you very much ❤
Thank you so much❤
Best “how to” video on this subject that I’ve seen! Thank you!!
Thank you 🥰
Thank u so much 💓
Thanks for posting this! You explain things very well and I find your voice so soothing! Going to give all these tips a try.
Thank you!
thank you!!!
Thank you ❤️🙏
Thank you very much! Your instructions were exactly to my issues! I look forward to implementing your directions and feeling the relief!
I hope it helps!!
Thank you so much for this excellent video. You explained it all so well and the pace was perfect for learning what to do. I'm so thankful for your help.
Thank you!! I hope it helps!
You are amazing!!! Thank you for doing this video.
Thank you!
Thank you
I really like the way you present your knowledge. Thank you and its good to know that you are a hand specialist.
This video is super helpful. Thanks. I did all the stretches with you while watching this video and will make sure to do them on a regular basis. Will post my results later.
This is so helpful. My trigger thumb (s) have been interfering with my work and I desperately just needed something I could do throughout the day. I’ve already started all of the things suggested in this video. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you for reaching out with such detailed help, Kelly. There'll be some guitar playing starting up again in our house soon, because of following your tips!
Amazing!!!
I am a guitar player who just developed TF in my thumb-- did you recover? Any advice on what I can do? Thank you!!!
Thanks a lot Ma'm, everything is beautifully explained about trigger thumb 🙏
Thanx for the helpful tips😀👍🏼
You're welcome!!
Thank you - very helpful.
Thank you!
Super helpful, thank you!
thank you!! Hope it helps :)
Thank you for all that info. Question, how long should I use the ice treatment for?
Very very helpful and very practical exercises Thank you. Mairéad, Ireland
actually showing us what to do is very helpful. thank you
Kelly, Thank you for sharing your knowledge on Trigger Thumbs. I am currently experiencing triggering in both my thumbs- and am so grateful I found your page, thanks again for your help!!🙌🌺
Hi, thanks
Thank you! This video helped me. Take care!
Thank you!!
I literally just had this develop in one thumb. Thank yiu for the exercises. Ive been trying some but knuckle was popping. I wasn't doing it the right way! Now i will and will definitely do the ither things you showed us
Oh my gosh thank you. I've developed this clicking thumb about 5 weeks ago. Use to be just when I woke up..then all the time. I started to splint it so it would not move. Now I have sound advise to heal my clicker. Thank you!
Very helpful
Thank you!
Thank you, my thumb has been causing me discomfort. The thumb exercise felt really good. My thumb can move back and forth without catching with this exercise. Feels good. I will pick up a thumb splint tomorrow.
I'm in the UK and developed trigger thumb about 5 weeks ago. I'm 74 and also have general osteoarthritis. When my right thumb started clicking I just thought it would go away after a couple of days but of course it didn't. I Googled the symptoms and for the first time I found a name for the condition. Due to lockdown restrictions here we are not able to see our GP unless, after triage on the phone, we are told to go to our surgery. So we can only book telephone appointments. My GP told me to buy some Ibuprofen gel and explained an exercise which is basically the one you call cross friction massage. He also said that if it was no better in 6-8 weeks they will give me a cortisone injection. He didn't give me anything like the detail you give in this video so thank you. I've only been doing the exercises for 2 days so it's early days. I've managed to buy a thumb splint from a pharmacy today so that will help me in keeping my thumb straight. You've said not to wear them 24/7 but is it ok to wear them while I'm asleep? The one I've got isn't the oval 8 splint, it's made of a soft pliable metal with 4 'prongs' that are lined with strips of foam so you place it over your thumb and gently press the prongs to the shape of 6our thumb. I often wake up with one or both thumbs in an unnaturally straight position and they are very painful especially if I have forgotten the problem and throw back my duvet to get out of bed! The other question I have is I find it very difficult to bend my thumb at the first joint without it clicking so I have taken your advice and stopped doing that part of the exercise; however, I can bend my thumb at the next joint without it clicking. So should I carry on with this second half of the exercise? Sorry for the long post but your video has been much more help to me than my doctor.
Good to wear when you sleep! Just make sure you remove some during the day to stretch. Yes! Avoid the first exercises if it causes clicking. Thank you (: I hope it helps!
Very useful. Thank you
Thank you!! Hope it helps!
Think these exercises will really help. I tried a oval 8 splint today and it already helped. Will do as you say. Thank you.
Wonderful thank you!!!!
I hope it helps!
Thank you so much for the exercises and all the information. My trigger finger started last January and until now I’m suffering from pain . Now I know to take care of it.May God bless you
Thank you much for this! I felt disheartened yesterday because I waited 4 weeks for my doctors appointment, only for him to touch my thumb and tell me that he will make a referral which he warned would take weeks/months to get an appointment. I have been instinctively stretching and massaging, so you have shown me that I’ve been on the right track! Thank you for giving me some hope of healing and getting some sleep again.
I hope it helps! Keep at it - trigger fingers are really stubborn but with consistent effort and REST they can get better in many cases.
@@ForwardTherapy thank you! I can already see some improvement, so here's hoping I have full recovery 😊
Thank you so very much!
Best of luck!!
Wow I just did the exercises that you showed my painful thumb is better!!
I've been experiencing locking and painful feeling of my left thumb recently.
Thank you so much for sharing your expertise! God bless you more!
Thank you Kelly, that was really helpful. I’m splinting my trigger thumb and now following your exercise routines...I’ve only experienced this condition for 10 days or so...does it eventually get better ? Thanks again for taking the time to make this video.
It CAN get better!
Thanks so much for your tips. I have already started to work on my trigger thumb. I also have a trigger middle finger.
Blessings to you, pretty lady.
kudo's to Fwd-Therapy for sharing and pointing out what not to do as well... it helped immensely! i was inadvertently making things worse by forcing my poor'lil thumb to work when it would get stuck.
All I can say is WOW, it REALLY WORKS!!! I've been suffering with trigger thumb for the past couple of months. I’ve followed all of your recommendations (except for the splint - I simply haven’t bought one yet), and after TWO days, I’ve noticed a significant improvement. Thank you so very much for your video! One question……. Should I do the stretches EVERY day, or would it be better to periodically stop the exercises to give my thump time to “heal” from all of the stretching? Thanks again for all of your phenomenal help!
Thank you for this it helped more than my video visit with my MD and a video visit with a hand surgeon. I learned a LOT from you and already feel better. I will give it a couple weeks before I accept the ONLY two suggestions from the hand specialist which are injections and surgery. I had been wearing a big brace and NO movement for 3 weeks -- THAN YOU!!! You can get the oval 8 in Amazon by the way