For information on treating Trigger finger in your thumb, check out our video "Trigger Finger & Trigger Thumb; Everything You Need to Know to Fix"- th-cam.com/video/dBHI98VLIoM/w-d-xo.html
Sorry, off-topic message: Bob, we think about you and we don't forget about you of course. I hope you are doing well and I am so glad that Brad is doing amazing videos with Mike during your hiatus. Wishing you all the best.
My index finger triggered. I used the massage technique and it went away. Started after a marathon needlepoint session, so avoiding repetitive overuse is now something I pay attention to.
I started the massage as directed everyday and at first it was really painful but I stuck with it and after a period of two weeks it has become much less painful and less sensitive! Also my finger is locking less! Just had to stick it out!!
THANK YOU!!!! I had surgery for the one in my right hand and now I have it in my left. It licks up at night and wakes me up painfully. So glad to have something I can do for it.
I’ve had multiple hand surgeries (16!), and have recently begun to have issues with trigger finger…annoying but not painful. After watching this video, I began the massage techniques, actually feeling the nodule! The massaging IS helping and so will do daily. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Wow!!!! That is terrific!! I’ve had trouble with that trigger finger for more than 10 yrs… thought of having surgery.. I was having trouble with it when your video popped up… I followed what you were doing on the video and I can now grasp and it does’t catch for the first time in all those years! Thank you soooo much!!😊
Hubby did exercises he found online and its healed completely! So yes it works!.....other people we know go in for surgery...no further issues for him!
I'm in my early 60s, and I just developed trigger finger a couple months ago. Didn't really notice it much at first, but then suddenly realized something wasn't right with my right hand ring finger not extending smoothly like all the other fingers. I had no idea what the problem was, and had never even heard of this condition before I started looking up my symptoms a few weeks ago. So this video is very timely for me! Thanks!
I have a thing with toes and burning in the ball of my foot that responds to much the same treatment. I’m proud that I figured it out just by listening to my body.
Thank you so much. Wow, once again, you are brilliant. I am 72 and this year I got trigger finger very badly in both hands. Both thumbs were the worst along with several other fingers on both hands in various degrees of pain and dysfunction. I no longer possessed opposable thumbs. Human beings are gifted with opposable thumbs and its what makes our species successful. Well, I did not have that feature even a tiny bit. I had to go to a hand specialist and I had a succession of wrist and finger splints and a steroid injections to start off. It was a long ordeal. I discovered on my own, that pressing on that area of my thumbs was painful but in a good way and when I stopped the pressing, I felt a warm surge of relief in that finger. I wish I had seen this video earlier, You two would have saved me several months of various splints and appointments.
Your older videos on trigger finger helped me tremendously. My trigger thumb disappeared and never came back. Like Brad, I have a recurrent problem with a middle finger. The techniques work well. I have recently discovered that in my sleep, I often put a hand under my head when side-lying, and when I wake up, I have a locked trigger finger, taking a while to get it loosened. I'm trying to figure out a comfortable way to prevent myself from doing that in my sleep. -- Thank y'all for your invaluable help in so many areas! You have saved me and some family members a lot of money!
I have middle trigger finger on each hand and a new one starting on index finger left hand. I've had an injection in the painful nodule but was told that it would come back, as it has. Your technique started working immediately. Why could no doctors tell me this??? I love your videos. They are just perfect for me, a 78 year old woman from the UK. Thank you both, and not forgetting Brad xxx
Are you guys watching me?! I have been trying to figure out what the deal was with my ring fingers. Both hands so I knew something was up. I think is a menopause thing so knowing the mechanism is gold. Thanks so much!
My sister is 30 and she started to get trigger finger in all of her fingers worse and worse until she started taking her multivitamin again. She is very picky and does not have a good diet, so she seemed to have some kind of deficiency that was cured quickly with a regular vitamin.
@justwhistlinpixie Heyyyy ❤ I am 24 and this has recently started in ring finger of my both hands. Everybody just freaked me out saying it happens only in 60s and 70s and 80s... Could you please tell me what exactly your sister was deficient in????which vitamin exactly???? I got my blood work done and everything was normal as per the doctor so this one information from you could have been very helpful ❤
Wow!! ... Brad, Your Methods Absolutely Work On My Trigger Finger!! ... Whew!! Now I Know How To Treat It!! .. Didn't Understand What Was Going On At First!! .... Please Say Hello To Brad!! .. We Certainly Do Miss HIm!! .. Thank You All For Providing These Excellent And Very Helpful Videos! .. CC 🥰
Thank you for telling me what's wrong with my ring finger. I've been so puzzled why it has been locking up. I will remember to do these exercises afew times a day. It's no longer locking up.
So grateful for this video.I have already had surgery for trigger thumb and am now having symptoms on and off in two fingers.Will definitely be trying these techniques.THANK YOU!
I agree with your methods of releasing the trigger fingers but not why it happens, at least not in my situation. In my case it doesn't seem to be scar tissue but an intense inflammatory response to lectins and in particular to nightshade fruit skins and seeds. If I eat a whole tomato, I'll develop a trigger finger within one hour and painful foot arches. Keeping away from wheat, oats and tomatoes allows my body to work beautifully with no cramps, trigger fingers, tight muscles.
Works! Thank you! I had a steroid shot this summer for condition and it was horrible! I'm one of those people whose body reacted badly in numerous ways to this shot. Every morning I type and these two self treatments are making it much easier.
Wow! Thanks! I thought I was going to have to ask a doctor about my fingers. This technique didn't work, today, but I could feel the tenderness in the area that is supposed to be massaged. I will keep at it.
Shades of Rodney Dangerfield in your thumbnail! Thanks for this... I had to get my thumb unlocked with a shot after overexertion. The Dr. used an ultrasound to show me the tendon sticking. That was very cool!
I had two surgeries . The next time I tried acupuncture which worked and have had no reoccurrence. The acupuncture radiated heat to the soft tissue increasing circulation and healing
I am starting this exercise tonight! My son wants me to start playing my guitar again, so we can play duets! My frikken trigger finger (ring finger, left hand) has prevented me from playing chords!!
My wife has this affecting her thumb. She found a low carb, anti inflammatory diet (such as Keto) makes it go away. If she over indulges in carbs it tends to come back.
Ditto everyone else’s comments. I also have trigger finger on my middle finger, which I wonder if it’s related to using it with the roller on my computer mouse. I’ll try these exercises immediately. THANK YOU! And hello and best wishes to Bob.
Mine is sore, but I know from how your frozen shoulder exercises helped me retain some motion that even if it's sore it's worth persevering with! ...that and your mortons neuroma bandage plantar fasciitis exercises etc...I'm historically hypermobile and o/w with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and f age 60 so I imagine my issues 'go with the territory' but your selfless sharing has been so helpful and upheld my mobility in a busy life Thankyou ❤
I had surgery once to correct a very painful trigger finger and have another I definitely needed a little help on!! This is perfect! Thanks so much!! PS the massaging of my Achilles tendon on my ankle has really saved me a lot of pain!
😎MY best and SUCCESSFUL🎉method was wearing a finger while I was sleeping. In one hand it took 3weeks, on the other 6weeks, but it immediately improved after the first night Personally had this‼️ Got it evaluated after started affecting my middle and index. The Doctor immediately tried to schedule surgery like a high pressure sale. (I said NO) and started the message shown here, but every morning was the worst, which is why I thought of a splint to avoid the worst of it. It ended up curing it. ❤
That is exactly what it feels like! (The string/pully demo) I had surgery on mine a few decades ago, and with that particular finger haven't had another problem BUT frequently wake up with several of my other fingers locked up (not my thumbs yet) these days. Will give these a go! Q: Will dehydration cause trigger finger? Thanks guys! Everything I've tried of yours has helped. (I'm a lurker lol)
Thanks, I will give this a try. I developed this about t0 years ago, and it hurt so bad I went to a specialist. He put a shot of something on either side, and said if that does work we might have to operate, and cut the tendon. Which means I would lose use of that finger. It worked but now it is coming back.
Just started getting this with my right index finger, 59 years old and I had no idea what it was. I’ll give these treatments a go. I was doing carpentry work and think I got this from using an impact screw gun in an awkward position on roof joists. So it really is caused by the trigger. I haven’t mentioned this to anyone but your video showed up on my feed as if TH-cam could read my mind.
I got trigger finger in my ring finger during covid, so obviously couldn't get it looked at. It was EXCRUCIATING, but eventually worked itself out after a few months. I wish I'd had this video!
My finger is triggering again after going and getting shots twice now in a year and half. Going to give this a go. Better than getting that very painful 💉 again. Thanks guys. 🙏👍
This summer I had shots for my trigger finger which offered no relied. Surgery was recommended, but now, I’m glad I wanted to think about it. I’ve massaged, but only rubbed it because of the discomfort. Now I know I can actually make a real difference.
I train grip using grippers and there is nothing more annoying than slamming down a gripper only to have your pinky(the most important finger) lock straight and refuse to bend
I first got it when I had oversized babies and switching them when nursing destroyed my thumbs. I still get trigger finger ( I call it light switch finger), now, 30yrs later.
I agree with the suggestions made. But I had a painful trigger finger which tormented me for a good year -- one so bad that simple hard massaging didn’t work. . After watching some videos of therapeutists using a rubber mallet and a chisel-looking tool on tight muscles, I had this idea of simply repeatedly hammering down the part of my palm where I felt the scar tissue was with a plastic rod that had a protrusion in the end. Ever so suddenly, my trigger finger was gone. Yes, just like that. I guess the hammering down broke the scar tissue (or whatever it was) effectively. You can hammer down on it with practically anything available.
I had a middle finger trigger finger that i had to have surgery for.. but mine was stuck straight up instead of bent.. 🙄🙄 .. When i had to drive, before i had surgery, i kept hoping i didnt get pulled over by police for anything.. 😬😄
I think this will help me. I had a broken elbow and the splint around my hand seemed to make this weird action in my ring finger. Maybe this is is it. I have been in pt for the elbow over 4 months and heard a nearby therapist tell her patient about the “pulley” in her finger, so your description rang a bell.
Will this work on a my finger after I've had the surgery? My grip won't grasp tight! My other middle finger started showing signs of another trigger finger on it way. So glad to see you video
I have to slide an ice pack edge between my trigger finger and palm, over the knuckle, and hold it there for a few minutes, before I can get enough space to massage it. I think I am getting a lot of inflamation, and so this reduces a bit of the swelling. It is very painful. I once had my finger lock completely against my palm, flat and straight down. It looked very strange. It seemed that the tendon was dislocated off the bone, if that is possible.
I thought (hoped) I had trigger finger, but it ended up being Dupuytren's. Surgery and nightly splinting, but I can actually put my hand in my pocket now> 😄
Well that's ironic. I've been waiting three years or something for my ten second steroid injection appointment, and you upload this the day before the appointment xD My left ring finger seemed to go away on its own, atm my right ring finger locks up. I can deal with that, I find lifting the tip of the finger releases it without as much pain. It's the left index finger messing me up more, I can't close the finger anymore. They've been going on for years now, they get tiresome in ahurry
How about nutritional fixes? For the past 3 years plus, I have changed my diet, away from the Standard American Diet to a Ketogenic and now a Carnivore way of eating. I eliminated all grains, complex carbohydrates, like potatoes, beans and other starchy vegetables and all so called vegetable oils that are actually seed oils. In addition, I take Cod Liver oil and DHA/EPA Fish Oils daily and eat seafood, every other day. As a result, I have reduced my inflammatory Omega 6 fatty acids and increased the good Omega-3 fatty acids to a ratio of less than 4 to 1. Most people have a 20 to 1 ratio. 1 to 1 is ideal. The trigger finger in both ring fingers, that surgery was the only recommendation for, has completely disappeared. Previously I had gone through multiple therapy sessions and self massage and stretching without any improvement. Many joint and muscle issues are caused by improper nutrition and deficiencies.
I used to get trigger finger in the middle finger. I finally realized that when I drank a lot of cow's milk it would come on. Since I've quit drinking any cow's milk I have not had a single incident of it. A coworker one day mentioned that her husband was having this issue and I told her about how it helped me to stop drinking cow's milk. Her husband tried it and it actually worked for him as well.
I had very painful trigger finger, middle finger left hand (I am left-handed). It hurt so bad that I put a splint on it to keep it from bending. Left the splint on for one month; when I removed the splint the pain and locking up were gone and have never returned. That was six years ago!
My famous hand and wrist medical doctor,a surgeon,never told me about this ,I wonder why? lol I get one steroid injection in the finger and it's over right away but the Dr. of course wants surgery done asap.
My index finger left side won’t go down into my palm all the way. It burns and is annoying and painful. My doctor diagnosed trigger finger?? Will these work for that???
@ Bob & Brad: Are there any remedies for pinky lock? Trying to address it on my own through experimentation, but would welcome any helpful advice. Trying to learn to play the cello, and need a pinky that "behaves". Please and thank you.
I have trigger finger in my right hand in the finger that's between my pinky finger and my middle finger.. I have a 2-part question about trigger finger.. 1st question: What causes trigger finger? 2nd question: If trigger finger can form on its own, why can't trigger finger heal up on its own without surgery?
I first got it in my left pinky. That one I was able to massage out the forearm and hand and it got better. My ring finger on my right hand is brutal. Need help.
Oh it hurts all the way up the forearm. Ive had 2 middle finger and one ring finger ,trigger finger I had surgery on mine and now theyre fine. 2 I had surgery on 13 years ago. Then 2 years ago my ring finger on left hand locked up and surgery was successful.
Is it also considered Trigger Finger if the finger gets stuck in the straight position? My husband’s middle finger will get stuck if he has been working on woodwork projects or trying to fix smaller things.
For information on treating Trigger finger in your thumb, check out our video "Trigger Finger & Trigger Thumb; Everything You Need to Know to Fix"- th-cam.com/video/dBHI98VLIoM/w-d-xo.html
Hope bob is doing well
Sorry, off-topic message: Bob, we think about you and we don't forget about you of course. I hope you are doing well and I am so glad that Brad is doing amazing videos with Mike during your hiatus. Wishing you all the best.
Hi!! Thank you for reaching out :)
My best wishes to Bob also.
🙏 for Bob always 😊
Prayers for Bob 🙏
This was VERY HELPFUL! I have trigger fiber on the same middle finger. Probably 10 years now and this is a solution- so easy. Thank you so very much!
Great to hear it was helpful!!
Tape your middle trigger finger to the ring finger and it won’t lock up.
@@blipco5 It works! Thanks
you have been gone through with your trigger finger 10 years?!
My index finger triggered. I used the massage technique and it went away. Started after a marathon needlepoint session, so avoiding repetitive overuse is now something I pay attention to.
Great to hear it has been fixed!
I started the massage as directed everyday and at first it was really painful but I stuck with it and after a period of two weeks it has become much less painful and less sensitive! Also my finger is locking less! Just had to stick it out!!
THANK YOU!!!! I had surgery for the one in my right hand and now I have it in my left. It licks up at night and wakes me up painfully. So glad to have something I can do for it.
I’ve had multiple hand surgeries (16!), and have recently begun to have issues with trigger finger…annoying but not painful. After watching this video, I began the massage techniques, actually feeling the nodule! The massaging IS helping and so will do daily. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Very helpful! I’m 74 and both my ring fingers lock up. I will definitely use these helpful tips. Thanks
Glad they were helpful to you! Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! I have very painful ring finger trigger finger. I felt an immediate difference! ✨💖✨
Thanks for watching!
@@BobandBrad Life Savers!!! Thank you again!
Just sent this to my Mother who suffers from trigger finger. I hope it helps her! Thank you so very much.
We hope it helps her too!
@@BobandBrad It is working! Thank you so very, very much! Love you guys!
Wow!!!! That is terrific!! I’ve had trouble with that trigger finger for more than 10 yrs… thought of having surgery.. I was having trouble with it when your video popped up… I followed what you were doing on the video and I can now grasp and it does’t catch for the first time in all those years! Thank you soooo much!!😊
You are very welcome!!
Hubby did exercises he found online and its healed completely! So yes it works!.....other people we know go in for surgery...no further issues for him!
Which excercises,from which channel?
I'm in my early 60s, and I just developed trigger finger a couple months ago. Didn't really notice it much at first, but then suddenly realized something wasn't right with my right hand ring finger not extending smoothly like all the other fingers. I had no idea what the problem was, and had never even heard of this condition before I started looking up my symptoms a few weeks ago. So this video is very timely for me! Thanks!
I have a thing with toes and burning in the ball of my foot that responds to much the same treatment. I’m proud that I figured it out just by listening to my body.
Good for you!!
Thank you so much. Wow, once again, you are brilliant. I am 72 and this year I got trigger finger very badly in both hands. Both thumbs were the worst along with several other fingers on both hands in various degrees of pain and dysfunction. I no longer possessed opposable thumbs. Human beings are gifted with opposable thumbs and its what makes our species successful. Well, I did not have that feature even a tiny bit. I had to go to a hand specialist and I had a succession of wrist and finger splints and a steroid injections to start off. It was a long ordeal. I discovered on my own, that pressing on that area of my thumbs was painful but in a good way and when I stopped the pressing, I felt a warm surge of relief in that finger. I wish I had seen this video earlier, You two would have saved me several months of various splints and appointments.
Happy to be able to have helped! Keep up the great work!
Your older videos on trigger finger helped me tremendously. My trigger thumb disappeared and never came back. Like Brad, I have a recurrent problem with a middle finger. The techniques work well. I have recently discovered that in my sleep, I often put a hand under my head when side-lying, and when I wake up, I have a locked trigger finger, taking a while to get it loosened. I'm trying to figure out a comfortable way to prevent myself from doing that in my sleep. -- Thank y'all for your invaluable help in so many areas! You have saved me and some family members a lot of money!
I'm still praying for Bob! 😊
@@lynnstillwell2me too 🙏
Try wearing a brace to immobilize your hand while you sleep.
That's great to hear, we are so happy we could help in your recovery and so happy for you that you have found the relief you needed. Take Care!
Thank you! @@lynnstillwell2
Thank you! I was on crutches for 6 weeks and developed trigger finger in both my ring fingers. The massaging worked instantly 😮
I have middle trigger finger on each hand and a new one starting on index finger left hand. I've had an injection in the painful nodule but was told that it would come back, as it has. Your technique started working immediately. Why could no doctors tell me this??? I love your videos. They are just perfect for me, a 78 year old woman from the UK. Thank you both, and not forgetting Brad xxx
Happy to be able to be helpful!
Are you guys watching me?! I have been trying to figure out what the deal was with my ring fingers. Both hands so I knew something was up. I think is a menopause thing so knowing the mechanism is gold. Thanks so much!
My sister is 30 and she started to get trigger finger in all of her fingers worse and worse until she started taking her multivitamin again. She is very picky and does not have a good diet, so she seemed to have some kind of deficiency that was cured quickly with a regular vitamin.
Great to hear, thank you for sharing!
@justwhistlinpixie Heyyyy ❤ I am 24 and this has recently started in ring finger of my both hands. Everybody just freaked me out saying it happens only in 60s and 70s and 80s... Could you please tell me what exactly your sister was deficient in????which vitamin exactly???? I got my blood work done and everything was normal as per the doctor so this one information from you could have been very helpful ❤
@@shradhatalekar752shradda ji aapka teekh hua kya pls batayiye Mera bhi same problem hai 2 hands me 😢
Wow!! ... Brad, Your Methods Absolutely Work On My Trigger Finger!! ... Whew!! Now I Know How To Treat It!! .. Didn't Understand What Was Going On At First!! .... Please Say Hello To Brad!! .. We Certainly Do Miss HIm!! .. Thank You All For Providing These Excellent And Very Helpful Videos! .. CC 🥰
Thanks! My middle finger has been having that problem for months. Can’t wait for it to stop hurting.
Good luck!
Thank you for telling me what's wrong with my ring finger. I've been so puzzled why it has been locking up. I will remember to do these exercises afew times a day. It's no longer locking up.
So grateful for this video.I have already had surgery for trigger thumb and am now having symptoms on and off in two fingers.Will definitely be trying these techniques.THANK YOU!
Happy to help!
I am anxious to try it on my ring finger. Thanks guys.
The problem of Viking hand disease or Dupuytren's contracture has created lumps in my hand. Will definitely try these exercises.
Hopefully they help! Best of luck
I agree with your methods of releasing the trigger fingers but not why it happens, at least not in my situation. In my case it doesn't seem to be scar tissue but an intense inflammatory response to lectins and in particular to nightshade fruit skins and seeds. If I eat a whole tomato, I'll develop a trigger finger within one hour and painful foot arches. Keeping away from wheat, oats and tomatoes allows my body to work beautifully with no cramps, trigger fingers, tight muscles.
Thank you for sharing !
Great! Just started happening to me @63.5 thought it was from my shoulder and elbow tendon issues, I was a cook for many years. Thx guys
Works! Thank you! I had a steroid shot this summer for condition and it was horrible! I'm one of those people whose body reacted badly in numerous ways to this shot. Every morning I type and these two self treatments are making it much easier.
Thank you. I’ll begin this. I’ve been getting injections to help, but it is only short term and have to redo in less than 4 months. ❤
Yes, please do try :)
Boy...have to thank God for this video ❤😊
Wow! Thanks! I thought I was going to have to ask a doctor about my fingers. This technique didn't work, today, but I could feel the tenderness in the area that is supposed to be massaged. I will keep at it.
We do have more videos as well if you are interested in those: th-cam.com/play/PL8l32k1r15l6D3lq1yJ_XHB9BvhhHkTcT.html&si=S2jkl4HqMVDlVkw3
Shades of Rodney Dangerfield in your thumbnail!
Thanks for this... I had to get my thumb unlocked with a shot after overexertion. The Dr. used an ultrasound to show me the tendon sticking. That was very cool!
Very interesting facts: i an a female, 58 yr old, and it's my thumb!
I had two surgeries . The next time I tried acupuncture which worked and have had no reoccurrence. The acupuncture radiated heat to the soft tissue increasing circulation and healing
Mike smiled. OMG.
Thanks guys.
Omg!!! Just tried this with mobility improved immediately! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Most helpful, informative vid I’ve watched in months! Thank you Nob & Brad❣️
You are very welcome!
excellent demo..as usual! I have this , so glad you covered this fix!!
Happy to help!
I am starting this exercise tonight! My son wants me to start playing my guitar again, so we can play duets! My frikken trigger finger (ring finger, left hand) has prevented me from playing chords!!
Me too.
Thank for the info,I had same problem lock-in my trigger finger.
My wife has this affecting her thumb. She found a low carb, anti inflammatory diet (such as Keto) makes it go away. If she over indulges in carbs it tends to come back.
Thanks for the info.Trigger finger has been a real annoyance for me over the last few years. I will definitely try this!
Ditto everyone else’s comments. I also have trigger finger on my middle finger, which I wonder if it’s related to using it with the roller on my computer mouse. I’ll try these exercises immediately. THANK YOU! And hello and best wishes to Bob.
Mine is sore, but I know from how your frozen shoulder exercises helped me retain some motion that even if it's sore it's worth persevering with! ...that and your mortons neuroma bandage plantar fasciitis exercises etc...I'm historically hypermobile and o/w with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and f age 60 so I imagine my issues 'go with the territory' but your selfless sharing has been so helpful and upheld my mobility in a busy life Thankyou ❤
I had surgery once to correct a very painful trigger finger and have another I definitely needed a little help on!! This is perfect! Thanks so much!! PS the massaging of my Achilles tendon on my ankle has really saved me a lot of pain!
Glad we could help, take care!
Amazing! This helped so much! My wife is thrilled. Brad and Mike you guys are lifesavers
Happy to help!
😎MY best and SUCCESSFUL🎉method was wearing a finger while I was sleeping. In one hand it took 3weeks, on the other 6weeks, but it immediately improved after the first night
Personally had this‼️ Got it evaluated after started affecting my middle and index. The Doctor immediately tried to schedule surgery like a high pressure sale. (I said NO) and started the message shown here, but every morning was the worst, which is why I thought of a splint to avoid the worst of it. It ended up curing it.
❤
Wow! Thanks so much!!!! I’m going to do this. I’ve been plagued with trigger finger and it’s so frustrating!
Happy we could help!
Great tutorial. I have trigger finger on my middle finger and osteoarthritis in my thumbs. I will give these techniques a try. Thank you. 👍👍🙏
Best of luck!
Hii, i would like to know if these exercises really worked ?
That is exactly what it feels like! (The string/pully demo)
I had surgery on mine a few decades ago, and with that particular finger haven't had another problem BUT frequently wake up with several of my other fingers locked up (not my thumbs yet) these days.
Will give these a go!
Q: Will dehydration cause trigger finger?
Thanks guys! Everything I've tried of yours has helped. (I'm a lurker lol)
Hopefully they help!
Thanks, I will give this a try. I developed this about t0 years ago, and it hurt so bad I went to a specialist. He put a shot of something on either side, and said if that does work we might have to operate, and cut the tendon. Which means I would lose use of that finger. It worked but now it is coming back.
Thank you. I’m going to use these exercises!
Great! Best of luck!
Just started getting this with my right index finger, 59 years old and I had no idea what it was. I’ll give these treatments a go. I was doing carpentry work and think I got this from using an impact screw gun in an awkward position on roof joists. So it really is caused by the trigger. I haven’t mentioned this to anyone but your video showed up on my feed as if TH-cam could read my mind.
TH-cam reads my mind too. Weird. Hope your trigger finger is no longer a problem. 😊
I already have this even if I'm only 29 y/o 😢
I got trigger finger in my ring finger during covid, so obviously couldn't get it looked at. It was EXCRUCIATING, but eventually worked itself out after a few months. I wish I'd had this video!
Worked like a charm… many thanks guys!
I had it in my right middle finger. You can try Moringa powder. I used it to get the stiffness out of my fingers and it helped this too.
Thank you for sharing!
My finger is triggering again after going and getting shots twice now in a year and half. Going to give this a go. Better than getting that very painful 💉 again. Thanks guys. 🙏👍
This summer I had shots for my trigger finger which offered no relied. Surgery was recommended, but now, I’m glad I wanted to think about it. I’ve massaged, but only rubbed it because of the discomfort. Now I know I can actually make a real difference.
Yes you can! Hopefully these will help! Best of luck
I train grip using grippers and there is nothing more annoying than slamming down a gripper only to have your pinky(the most important finger) lock straight and refuse to bend
I first got it when I had oversized babies and switching them when nursing destroyed my thumbs. I still get trigger finger ( I call it light switch finger), now, 30yrs later.
Thank you for this information
I agree with the suggestions made. But I had a painful trigger finger which tormented me for a good year -- one so bad that simple hard massaging didn’t work. . After watching some videos of therapeutists using a rubber mallet and a chisel-looking tool on tight muscles, I had this idea of simply repeatedly hammering down the part of my palm where I felt the scar tissue was with a plastic rod that had a protrusion in the end. Ever so suddenly, my trigger finger was gone. Yes, just like that. I guess the hammering down broke the scar tissue (or whatever it was) effectively. You can hammer down on it with practically anything available.
It has helped me. It is instantaneous. Thank You
You guys are the best I get so much useful information from you. You are such a blessing. Thanks so much!
I had a middle finger trigger finger that i had to have surgery for.. but mine was stuck straight up instead of bent.. 🙄🙄 .. When i had to drive, before i had surgery, i kept hoping i didnt get pulled over by police for anything.. 😬😄
Two of my Aunts had trigger finger surgery
I think this will help me. I had a broken elbow and the splint around my hand seemed to make this weird action in my ring finger. Maybe this is is it.
I have been in pt for the elbow over 4 months and heard a nearby therapist tell her patient about the “pulley” in her finger, so your description rang a bell.
Will this work on a my finger after I've had the surgery? My grip won't grasp tight! My other middle finger started showing signs of another trigger finger on it way. So glad to see you video
Wow! Yes, thank you!!
I have to slide an ice pack edge between my trigger finger and palm, over the knuckle, and hold it there for a few minutes, before I can get enough space to massage it. I think I am getting a lot of inflamation, and so this reduces a bit of the swelling. It is very painful. I once had my finger lock completely against my palm, flat and straight down. It looked very strange. It seemed that the tendon was dislocated off the bone, if that is possible.
Great! Thank you.
That first exercise (putting deep pressure below the finger) really seems to be doing the trick!
Glad to hear it!
I thought (hoped) I had trigger finger, but it ended up being Dupuytren's. Surgery and nightly splinting, but I can actually put my hand in my pocket now> 😄
Well that's ironic. I've been waiting three years or something for my ten second steroid injection appointment, and you upload this the day before the appointment xD My left ring finger seemed to go away on its own, atm my right ring finger locks up. I can deal with that, I find lifting the tip of the finger releases it without as much pain. It's the left index finger messing me up more, I can't close the finger anymore. They've been going on for years now, they get tiresome in ahurry
How about nutritional fixes? For the past 3 years plus, I have changed my diet, away from the Standard American Diet to a Ketogenic and now a Carnivore way of eating. I eliminated all grains, complex carbohydrates, like potatoes, beans and other starchy vegetables and all so called vegetable oils that are actually seed oils. In addition, I take Cod Liver oil and DHA/EPA Fish Oils daily and eat seafood, every other day. As a result, I have reduced my inflammatory Omega 6 fatty acids and increased the good Omega-3 fatty acids to a ratio of less than 4 to 1. Most people have a 20 to 1 ratio. 1 to 1 is ideal. The trigger finger in both ring fingers, that surgery was the only recommendation for, has completely disappeared. Previously I had gone through multiple therapy sessions and self massage and stretching without any improvement. Many joint and muscle issues are caused by improper nutrition and deficiencies.
Excellent!
I used to get trigger finger in the middle finger. I finally realized that when I drank a lot of cow's milk it would come on. Since I've quit drinking any cow's milk I have not had a single incident of it. A coworker one day mentioned that her husband was having this issue and I told her about how it helped me to stop drinking cow's milk. Her husband tried it and it actually worked for him as well.
Ooooo! I’m trying this!
I had very painful trigger finger, middle finger left hand (I am left-handed). It hurt so bad that I put a splint on it to keep it from bending. Left the splint on for one month; when I removed the splint the pain and locking up were gone and have never returned. That was six years ago!
This helped immediately. Thank you
My famous hand and wrist medical doctor,a surgeon,never told me about this ,I wonder why? lol
I get one steroid injection in the finger and it's over right away but the Dr. of course wants surgery done asap.
I have the ring finger doing that! I PT showed me how to fix it and it was the same method and also with a massage machine.
Magnesium eased my condition.
Great to hear it!
My index finger left side won’t go down into my palm all the way. It burns and is annoying and painful. My doctor diagnosed trigger finger?? Will these work for that???
Thanks! I'm going to try this!❤❤❤
Thank you so much!! This is so annoying and you guys are great!! Love the channel!!
Thank you very much . Your therapy very helpful.
@ Bob & Brad: Are there any remedies for pinky lock? Trying to address it on my own through experimentation, but would welcome any helpful advice. Trying to learn to play the cello, and need a pinky that "behaves". Please and thank you.
Blast. This would have helped my mom so much :/
*waves to Bob
Thanks 😘💕 from Africa
I love you guys! Everything worked!
Great to hear!! Best of luck
Wow...looks like it really works....thanks.👍👍
I have trigger finger in my right hand in the finger that's between my pinky finger and my middle finger..
I have a 2-part question about trigger finger..
1st question:
What causes trigger finger?
2nd question:
If trigger finger can form on its own, why can't trigger finger heal up on its own without surgery?
I first got it in my left pinky. That one I was able to massage out the forearm and hand and it got better. My ring finger on my right hand is brutal. Need help.
Thx for the info. The pinpoint method I’ve never seen. Thanks
Oh it hurts all the way up the forearm. Ive had 2 middle finger and one ring finger ,trigger finger I had surgery on mine and now theyre fine. 2 I had surgery on 13 years ago. Then 2 years ago my ring finger on left hand locked up and surgery was successful.
Hi, thank you for sharing it, so I can use my theragun on my pain finger right ? Really appreciate the help
Thank you both very much.
Our pleasure!
Is it also considered Trigger Finger if the finger gets stuck in the straight position? My husband’s middle finger will get stuck if he has been working on woodwork projects or trying to fix smaller things.
Yes, it can get stuck straight as well as bent