Trigger Finger, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Disorders

Trigger finger you have made my finger stuck in a bent position
I cannot straighten it by myself; I need to push it to enable motion
When it becomes unstuck, it will pop out like a trigger
It is like a swollen tendon being pushed through a narrowed tunnel

This swollen tendon feels like a bump on the palm side of my finger
It is where the tendon get stuck in the narrowed tunnel
Do not do things with your hands by too much gripping
Or carry heavy bags with handles in the palms during carrying

Do not use the fingers to do repetitive movements
Try not to press the handle of a chopper on the meat’s hard ligaments
There will cause the tendon’s tunnel sheath to be compressed
As a result the sheath tunnel will collapse and become depressed

The treatment is to try exercising the fingers in warm water
And stretch the tendon through the tunnel’s depressed quarter
If that do not work you may need a shot of cortisone into the tendon sheath
Or Surgery to cut the narrowed tendon sheath for the tendon’s relief

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

Interesting Tips about the Trigger Finger

A Healthy Lifestyle

1. Take a well Balanced Diet

2. Rest and splinting of affected finger

Your doctor may tape your finger to one of your other fingers (called “buddy tape”).

You may wear a splint at night for a few weeks.

Applying heat and ice and stretching may also be helpful.

Finger exercise usually helpful.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for inflammation and pain

Corticosteroid injection is given to reduce inflammation under the narrowed sheath

If the finger is painful and frequently clicking or locking a steroid injection into the tendon sheath is also recommended.

Your doctor may you an injection of cortisone into the tunnel that the tendon goes through.

3. Keep bones and body strong

Bone marrow produces our blood

Eat foods rich in calcium like yogurt, cheese, milk, and dark green vegetables.

Eat foods rich in Vitamin D, like eggs, fatty fish, cereal, and fortified milk.

Eat food rich in Vitamins B and C such as green vegetables and fruits

Zinc and other minerals are important to the body

4. Get enough rest and Sleep

Avoid stress and tension

5. Exercise and stay active.

It is best to do weight-bearing exercise such as walking, jogging, stair climbing, dancing, or lifting weights for 2½ hours a week.

One way to do this is to be active 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a week.

Begin slowly especially if a person has not been active.

6. Do not drink more than 2 alcohol drinks a day for a man or 1 alcohol drink a day for a woman.

Alcohol use also increases the chance of falling and breaking a bone.

Alcohol can affect the neurons and brain cells.

Sensitivity of the nerves to the trigger finger may be affected

7. Stop or do not begin smoking.

It also interferes with blood supply and healing.

Chapter 1

Trigger Finger

Trigger Finger is the compression of the tendon sheath of one of the tendon to the fingers or thumb (trigger thumb)

The tendon sheath is a protective cover for the tendon which provides protection for the tendon as it travels across the finger's bones especially at the joints.

Trigger Finger occurs as a result of narrowing of the tendon sheath and the inflammation of the tendon.

When the tendon gets caught in the sheath, the finger becomes locked in the narrowed tendon sheath until the tendon is freed from the tight area from forced movement of the locked finger using the other hand.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Trigger Finger
Chapter 2 Surgery of Trigger Finger
Chapter 3 De Quarvain’s Disease
Chapter 4 Ganglion
Chapter 5 Finger Diseases
Chapter 6 Dupuytren Contracture
Chapter 7 Tenosynovitis