I’m a life long gamer, and I’m about to be 33 soon. I’ve set massaged my hands for years because that area of my palm feeling overworked. Using your hands to massage your hands has never felt very effective though. However, trying this immediately provided so much relief and satisfaction that I can’t imagine going back. Thank you for this, and I’ll spread the world. Simple, and amazing🔥
Had to laugh - me too I'm 60 ! I started on Donkey Kong, Space Invaders and Pac Man in the bars and arcades. My thumbs are a wreck, I had come to suspect my gaming was to blame. I just found this and am pumped to try it.
I want to thank you for this excellent video. I searched around for many different things that I thought were the cause of the pain in this "thumb pad" or "meat" of the thumb / index area of my hands and nothing really hit on what was wrong until I found yours. I'm a 46 year old active guy and former mechanic so tightly gripping tools and things over the years has caused these symptoms I think. Just a single session of using a hard rounded surface and massaging those areas literally made the pain I've been dealing with for years vanish like magic. Sir, again - I cannot thank you enough!
Same! A single day of overzealous wrenching of bike wheels and accessories caused this for me - then every time I used a screwdriver it returned … more permanently and I lost use and strength of my thumb All the other vids said it was De Quervains syndrome - IT IS NOT! The pain is all in the palm / base of thumb meat not the side tendons or tendinitis.
Thank you so much for your service to us millions of sore thumb people!🎉 Oh my goodness! We go to doctors, walk in clinics , spend money buying thumb stabilizers , pain meds, creams. This works! God bless you! 😊
Thank you so much for this video! I have had sore thumb meat for a many years now. Both hands! Searched for relief, for a long while! Bought all the hand massagers, sent them all back! I didn’t have a small ball, but I searched and found a small round rock which is my new “pocket rock”. Carry it with me and grind my thumb whenever needed! Again, sincerely thank your for this ❤
"This applies to everyone who's got a thumb." Nice!! I'm a musician--and a reader--hadn't thought holding the book could be a problem. Thanks for the help!
Sir the benefits you have given people for no price, it undisputedly a amazing thing. Thank you sir, hopefully this fixes my problems with thumb pain on a bench
Add librarians and library workers to the list of people who get this. I'm prone to it when shifting heavy bound periodicals and books. Thanks for this!
Being called out when he mentions crocheters, and again when he mentions that using one thumb to help the other thing, that eventually strains that too
Thank you! So glad I found your video! I used the bottom corner of my cell phone while I watched your video, and your techniques helped me right away! Will look for a small ball to use too.
Your the first person to treat THIS (instead of de quervains tendinitis) - your video is the only thing that helped. Some others made it worse! But it happened from a single day of wrenching bolts and using a screwdriver more than my hand was used to. Then never went away because of scar tissue. I spent months in a thumb brace and was told to text less 🙄 took the brace off it flared up immediately as the scar tissue and correct trigger points had not been treated.
I have had pain in this thumb area for about 5 years I've gotten cortisone shots in the thumb the past 3 years.. they're starting not to work. Finally decided to check on TH-cam, watched this video, try your technique I wished I had seen this years ago because it really helped a lot the first time I did this with pressure on the painful areas. Not perfect yet but I don't have to wear a thumb brace. Thank you for taking the time to teach us this technique. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it 💕
i’m also very sore in this area my best advice is daily stretches, and to wear a splint occasionally. i never heard of the cortisone method i assume that’s maybe a steroid or something
Thanks for this. I am a guitarist and my fret-hand thumb is very painful, to the point where I bought a specially designed guitar. Then I got Covid and now both thumbs are very painful! I'll give this a shot.
What a FANTASTIC VIDEO. I love love love this video. I immediately went into my kid's toy box and found a large marble. I have been addicted to this marble by using it even on my arms and ball of feet. What a simple but blessed and helpful technique. I am so grateful. Thank you again for sharing this with hurting individuals. Stay healthy and pain free also. Yasmin....
As a house cleaner I have developed pain on the thumb and meaty part of the thumb. Overuse of the hands can catch up with you. I hope this can solve my pain soon. Thank you 😊
Had pain in my thumb for weeks and nothing helped: icing, heat, exercises with bands, stretching, bracing… this worked and it’s been 3 day of doing this 4x a day and pain is greatly improved!!! Not even sure how I developed this injury but maybe just overuse? Thank you so much!
I'm a nerd and don't have a rubber ball like that but I do have a d20 die that I used, my god how much better that makes it feel is unbelievable thank you so much!
Thank you for this video. My rheumatologist just kept reiterating that I have arthritis. I was like, I don't deny that I have arthritis, but I think there's also something ELSE going on as well. You perfectly described several of the activities that were causing my pain. I didn't have a tiny ball, so I just used the pointer finger knuckle of my opposite hand.
Sir I just wanna say thank you I'm a meat cutters and a mechanic and my hands and thumb especially are really bad and this helped alot I use one of the those bouncy balls u also get out of the 25 centachine and works great thanks much appreciated!
I randomly get bad stinging pain in my thumb where it hurts to move it, grip something, or even close my fist. Tried what you suggested in this video and (surprisingly fast) it relaxed and went away. Never thought a super bounce ball would be such a useful medical device lol.
Many years ago when optical computer mice became a thing and I was getting rid of an older one, I kept the ball from inside of it as a little souvenir. Let me just say it now has a new purpose 😄
I’ve been doing a lot of mechanic work and it’s been causing my thumb to cramp when i have to unthread a loose bolt or nut. But when I started working as a welder, welding all day and using the grinder causes it not only to cramp, but now I wake up with numb hands and also while driving my hand (or hands) that hold the steering wheel goes numb.
Sounds like you have some overuse injury symptoms. I’d recommend following up with your medical provider for appropriate diagnosis and then proceed with fixing. Thanks for watching.
Wow, that was so effective. I've been struggling for months with thumb pain. I tried this move with a golf ball, my hands pretty much instantly felt better. Thanks
Ooh, that works!! I tend to use a wide grip on my computer's mouse, and I have been having issues with my right thumb. A few moments of this is like magic!
Hello, I found your channel. I have sore thumb, I found balls in a packet & tried this. My thumb feels a whole lot better, I will be doing this all the time now. Thank you for this handy hint. I'm in Australia
I'm only 22 why do I have this problem? I know I massage my girlfriend a lot and for long periods of time. I also play a lot of video games and do a lot of scrolling. I just feel like i'm too young to be having this.
Age doesn’t care. Rest and rehab it. Also get some variety. These injuries come from repetitive movement. Even playing a different game can be enough sometimes you have to experiment
Ice or heat after doing the exercise? I have so much pain and I tried this ONCE and I feel better already ! Wondering if I should ice or heat before or after. Thank you !
Thank you I have problems since crocheting so much and now I'm trying to knit and it's causing me trouble all the way up my left arm but I did notice that my point finger and my thumb in my left arm keeps twitching as well. We'll have to ask my husband where I can get a small little ball like this Ball like this. I have found the tender spots that you're speaking of this is great I can't even tell you how painful the knitting has caused all the way up my arm to my elbow mostly I can't even sleep at night been taking advil a few times. I miss knitting and crocheting so much. Hope this helps
Hello and thanks for watching. Always consult your healthcare provider first. We have had many patients utilize these exercises even with arthritis. The idea is to keep the joint movable as much as possible abs to decrease pain.
Was just gonna say! I’m a handyman/painter and that repetitive motion when using the paint brushes has done it’s damage on my thumbs too cramps and everything! It hurts to use a screw driver sometimes.
I want to acknowledge your commendable efforts. I haven't had time to try this yet but it seems right for the thumb that is torturing me probably from all that "clicking." Hugs.
I tried this with a 20 sided dice, it works once I found the spots but it's harder to roll around to find the pain points. For my fellow tabletop gamers, this could work as a temporary measure if your don't have a ball handy.
Last night my thumb hurt so much and I didn’t want to take pain medicine, I did this as described in video and now I’m pain free! I’m taking my little ball everywhere from. Is on! (It’s my son’s nerf gun battle ball)
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I’m a life long gamer, and I’m about to be 33 soon. I’ve set massaged my hands for years because that area of my palm feeling overworked. Using your hands to massage your hands has never felt very effective though. However, trying this immediately provided so much relief and satisfaction that I can’t imagine going back. Thank you for this, and I’ll spread the world. Simple, and amazing🔥
Had to laugh - me too I'm 60 ! I started on Donkey Kong, Space Invaders and Pac Man in the bars and arcades. My thumbs are a wreck, I had come to suspect my gaming was to blame. I just found this and am pumped to try it.
I want to thank you for this excellent video. I searched around for many different things that I thought were the cause of the pain in this "thumb pad" or "meat" of the thumb / index area of my hands and nothing really hit on what was wrong until I found yours. I'm a 46 year old active guy and former mechanic so tightly gripping tools and things over the years has caused these symptoms I think. Just a single session of using a hard rounded surface and massaging those areas literally made the pain I've been dealing with for years vanish like magic. Sir, again - I cannot thank you enough!
Same!
Same! A single day of overzealous wrenching of bike wheels and accessories caused this for me - then every time I used a screwdriver it returned … more permanently and I lost use and strength of my thumb
All the other vids said it was De Quervains syndrome - IT IS NOT! The pain is all in the palm / base of thumb meat not the side tendons or tendinitis.
ON GOD
Same immediate relief
I’m a hairdresser of 40 plus years and have had to go down to part-time work because of thumb pain. So excited to try this. Thanks for the video!
Thank you so much for your service to us millions of sore thumb people!🎉 Oh my goodness! We go to doctors, walk in clinics , spend money buying thumb stabilizers , pain meds, creams. This works! God bless you! 😊
I do lots of crocheting and was experiencing thumb pain, and found your channel and this exercise. Thank you for sharing this technique!!
I think mine is from holding the cell phone and also texting with my thumb !!!!!
Same.....
Same here!
Same. Picking up my child, housework & computer work also trigger it for me.
Me too
Same
Thank you so much for this video! I have had sore thumb meat for a many years now. Both hands! Searched for relief, for a long while! Bought all the hand massagers, sent them all back!
I didn’t have a small ball, but I searched and found a small round rock which is my new “pocket rock”. Carry it with me and grind my thumb whenever needed!
Again, sincerely thank your for this ❤
Thank you! Yes, after 6 months of daily knitting and crocheting, my thumb said enough.
Yes! The struggle is real!
"This applies to everyone who's got a thumb." Nice!! I'm a musician--and a reader--hadn't thought holding the book could be a problem. Thanks for the help!
Sir the benefits you have given people for no price, it undisputedly a amazing thing. Thank you sir, hopefully this fixes my problems with thumb pain on a bench
Thank U so much, this works to aliviate the pain in left thumb!! I do it 3x per day, about 3-5 mins each! Happy Girl!
A wine cork works great too
Got plenty of those!
Oh me too! Good idea 😄🍷
perfect, I have a ton of those. great share!
Great video. Simple and to the point. Now I can give painless "thumbs ups"
Add librarians and library workers to the list of people who get this. I'm prone to it when shifting heavy bound periodicals and books. Thanks for this!
Being called out when he mentions crocheters, and again when he mentions that using one thumb to help the other thing, that eventually strains that too
Thank you! So glad I found your video! I used the bottom corner of my cell phone while I watched your video, and your techniques helped me right away! Will look for a small ball to use too.
Haha I was doing the same thing! Using the cell phone corner!
It worked instantly. Found a round rock, wow instant relief!!!
Your the first person to treat THIS (instead of de quervains tendinitis) - your video is the only thing that helped. Some others made it worse!
But it happened from a single day of wrenching bolts and using a screwdriver more than my hand was used to. Then never went away because of scar tissue. I spent months in a thumb brace and was told to text less 🙄 took the brace off it flared up immediately as the scar tissue and correct trigger points had not been treated.
I have had pain in this thumb area for about 5 years I've gotten cortisone shots in the thumb the past 3 years.. they're starting not to work. Finally decided to check on TH-cam, watched this video, try your technique I wished I had seen this years ago because it really helped a lot the first time I did this with pressure on the painful areas. Not perfect yet but I don't have to wear a thumb brace. Thank you for taking the time to teach us this technique. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it 💕
i’m also very sore in this area my best advice is daily stretches, and to wear a splint occasionally. i never heard of the cortisone method i assume that’s maybe a steroid or something
This is exactly where the pain is, great video. Thank you
Thanks for this. I am a guitarist and my fret-hand thumb is very painful, to the point where I bought a specially designed guitar. Then I got Covid and now both thumbs are very painful! I'll give this a shot.
Bro im so happy I found your video I was searching and couldn’t find any but this video helped so much. Thank you so much
I’m going to try this. I’m a dentist, and my left thumb hurts really bad
I'm a hygienist, and I feel your pain Doc. I have already had two trigger thumb surgeries.
Wow😌😌
I am happy that my father can cure his thumb pain through this video guide
This was wonderful! I got relief right away! Thank you, Sir!!!
What a FANTASTIC VIDEO. I love love love this video. I immediately went into my kid's toy box and found a large marble. I have been addicted to this marble by using it even on my arms and ball of feet. What a simple but blessed and helpful technique. I am so grateful. Thank you again for sharing this with hurting individuals. Stay healthy and pain free also. Yasmin....
Thank you. I don't have a small ball to hand but in desperate need of alleviating the pain so I used my elbow and it worked!!
Excellent video!! Usually I hurt the other thumb while trying to massage the one. Problem solved!! Ty ❤
Cool. Hope this works. Thank you. Sensors caused my situation,over use cutting heavy cardboard over last two years.
Thank you for the video. My thumb hurts a lot. I used a golf ball, and it worked.
As a house cleaner I have developed pain on the thumb and meaty part of the thumb. Overuse of the hands can catch up with you. I hope this can solve my pain soon. Thank you 😊
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A golf ball works too. Thanks..... This works...
Omg thank you so much I appreciate you greatly 🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Had pain in my thumb for weeks and nothing helped: icing, heat, exercises with bands, stretching, bracing… this worked and it’s been 3 day of doing this 4x a day and pain is greatly improved!!! Not even sure how I developed this injury but maybe just overuse? Thank you so much!
Hi I’m having same issue has your pain gone away yet? Are do you still have pain ?
Shifting gears on my bike has totally messed up my thumb. Thanks for the little ball routine. I will give it a try.
You’re welcome. Let us know how it goes. Thanks for watching.
Thank you. I have thumb issues from knitting. I will try this.
I am a gardener….pulling weeds with pointer finger and thumb….love this exercise
Thank you I will try this for my thumb.
I'm a nerd and don't have a rubber ball like that but I do have a d20 die that I used, my god how much better that makes it feel is unbelievable
thank you so much!
Thank you! I don’t have a ball and was trying to think of something to use.
It took all the pain away. Thank you.
Thanks for watching
This was great for my guitar hand. Thanks
You're welcome!
Thank you for this video. My rheumatologist just kept reiterating that I have arthritis. I was like, I don't deny that I have arthritis, but I think there's also something ELSE going on as well. You perfectly described several of the activities that were causing my pain. I didn't have a tiny ball, so I just used the pointer finger knuckle of my opposite hand.
Hi your thumb is ok now?plz tell me I'm also a rheumatoid patient...
Thank You for This Exercise
This Video Was Extremely Helpful. Any Fighters, Boxer Especially Must Watch Must Try.
Mechanic that's having a hard time turning bolts! Thanks!
Thanks doc! Off to find a hard ball.,.
Holy cow! Thanks so much! Been stretching, icing, nada. Felt some immediate relief! THANK YOU
Sir I just wanna say thank you I'm a meat cutters and a mechanic and my hands and thumb especially are really bad and this helped alot I use one of the those bouncy balls u also get out of the 25 centachine and works great thanks much appreciated!
Thanks going to try once I get a ball and report back to you.
Thank you. Was searching on how to fix my thumb and came across your video. Thank you!
i use walnut instead little ball ! thank you!
I randomly get bad stinging pain in my thumb where it hurts to move it, grip something, or even close my fist. Tried what you suggested in this video and (surprisingly fast) it relaxed and went away. Never thought a super bounce ball would be such a useful medical device lol.
Not only do I have this in my thumbs in both hands, in my big toe area too!
Thank you fir your vidéo. I will try because i am having pain on my tumb.
👍😀thank you for this video, for years I've been struckling with this pain and though I'm getting authorities 😁I've been crocheting a lot....
I killed that area of my hand on the ps4 gripping too hard and still have it worryingly. I will try this as I have nothing to lose
My thumb hurts from lighting a cigar
Same reason why I’m here
Update? I'm here from gaming as well. Did this help? Any other suggestions?
I don’t have a little ball yet so I used the knuckle on toro of my other hand to work the trigger points ans it helped
Many years ago when optical computer mice became a thing and I was getting rid of an older one, I kept the ball from inside of it as a little souvenir. Let me just say it now has a new purpose 😄
Thank you this has helped me
I spend a lot of time cycling and I end up with pain in my thumbs. This technique seems to help. Thank you!
That’s great news! Thanks for watching
I’ve been doing a lot of mechanic work and it’s been causing my thumb to cramp when i have to unthread a loose bolt or nut. But when I started working as a welder, welding all day and using the grinder causes it not only to cramp, but now I wake up with numb hands and also while driving my hand (or hands) that hold the steering wheel goes numb.
Sounds like you have some overuse injury symptoms. I’d recommend following up with your medical provider for appropriate diagnosis and then proceed with fixing. Thanks for watching.
Wow, that was so effective. I've been struggling for months with thumb pain. I tried this move with a golf ball, my hands pretty much instantly felt better. Thanks
That’s great news. Keep it up and thank you for watching
I use hand grippers and i used them for 5 hours non stop now the effects are biting back so thanks for this
Ooh, that works!! I tend to use a wide grip on my computer's mouse, and I have been having issues with my right thumb. A few moments of this is like magic!
mine cause is from boxing, mitts, sparring and heavy bag
If you ara guitarist sometimes I have a lot of problems in this area mostly left hand
Thanks you sir it was very helpful ☺️👍😊☺️ great job 👏👍😁💞😘👍👍👍👍👍 enjoyed it with you today just done it now 😊
Thank you so much for watching!
Hello, I found your channel. I have sore thumb, I found balls in a packet & tried this. My thumb feels a whole lot better, I will be doing this all the time now. Thank you for this handy hint. I'm in Australia
Thank you and may God bless you! Now... off to hunt for something small and round.
This worked like a gem! Thank you!!!!
I'm only 22 why do I have this problem? I know I massage my girlfriend a lot and for long periods of time. I also play a lot of video games and do a lot of scrolling. I just feel like i'm too young to be having this.
Age doesn’t care. Rest and rehab it. Also get some variety. These injuries come from repetitive movement. Even playing a different game can be enough sometimes you have to experiment
Ice or heat after doing the exercise? I have so much pain and I tried this ONCE and I feel better already ! Wondering if I should ice or heat before or after. Thank you !
Did you recover from this Emily?
Thank you I have problems since crocheting so much and now I'm trying to knit and it's causing me trouble all the way up my left arm but I did notice that my point finger and my thumb in my left arm keeps twitching as well. We'll have to ask my husband where I can get a small little ball like this
Ball like this. I have found the tender spots that you're speaking of this is great I can't even tell you how painful the knitting has caused all the way up my arm to my elbow mostly I can't even sleep at night been taking advil a few times. I miss knitting and crocheting so much. Hope this helps
iust tried this and worked great! Is it ok to do if I have been told that I have arthritis in my thumb?
Hello and thanks for watching. Always consult your healthcare provider first. We have had many patients utilize these exercises even with arthritis. The idea is to keep the joint movable as much as possible abs to decrease pain.
I’m a handyman. Home repairs, construction and landscaping, My thumbs are so tight. The muscle cramps up so fast on me.
Was just gonna say! I’m a handyman/painter and that repetitive motion when using the paint brushes has done it’s damage on my thumbs too cramps and everything! It hurts to use a screw driver sometimes.
I want to acknowledge your commendable efforts. I haven't had time to try this yet but it seems right for the thumb that is torturing me probably from all that "clicking." Hugs.
Hello and Thanks for Watching!😄Sorry to hear about your condition. Keep us posted on your progress and thanks for the words of encouragement.
Thanks I’ll give it a shot
It's amazing that you continue to reply with people in the comments, shows true dedication! Subscribed.
Thank you for subscribing and for watching.
Thank you for this video. Will a golf ball do the same job?
Great explanation of the source of the problem. But if it's bone on bone, the above provides only temporary relief. Surgery is the only fix.
I’ve got a trigger thumb can I do this exercise to get rid of my my problem.? Thanks 🙏
This is happening to my thumb, and I am NOT a "video player, but I do use my mouse on my computer.
Hey man and thanks for this video!
Does that meaty part of the thump pain have a specific diagnose ??
Kind regards
What about if you have an arthritic thumb? Would these exercises hurt it more?
love this pain free thank you 👍🙌
Thank you, that really helped!
Omg I think I found the reason my thumbs hurt!! Thank you
I do bodyweight dips and started with the pain
What about sharp pain and weakness lasting days in that same area you mention from holding golf clubs? Should I just get a shot? Thanks in advance.
I’m a florist for 27 years and have issues with both thumbs and wrist
We hope you find this video and our other videos helpful for your wrist pain. Thank you for watching.
Thank you! Just realized it is my cellphone thats the cause! Hold it in my left hand and the edge is always pressing into the "Meat " of the thumb😅
Thank you for the advice.
I think k this is what I need thank you very much
I WILL TRY THIS. I WILL LET YOU KNOW IF IT WILL WORK FOR ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH
Did it work?
I tuck my other hand's thumb and used the knuckle as the ball. And boy when you find the right spot does it hurt.
I tried this with a 20 sided dice, it works once I found the spots but it's harder to roll around to find the pain points. For my fellow tabletop gamers, this could work as a temporary measure if your don't have a ball handy.
finally something that works. been afraid to dig in at the pain with my other thumb. using a fat marble. felt relief right away.
Which low vitamin causes that ?
It’s related to repetitive overuse. Not vitamin deficiency.
Last night my thumb hurt so much and I didn’t want to take pain medicine, I did this as described in video and now I’m pain free! I’m taking my little ball everywhere from. Is on! (It’s my son’s nerf gun battle ball)
I use a drill every day all day. Hopefully this helps!!!!!
Would this be effective for relief of trigger thumb pain?
Thanks for sharing this video.