Your hands are mechanical marvels, with pulleys – in the form of tendons – flexing and extending to open and close your fist, and straighten and bend your fingers. Each tendon is wrapped in a sheath ...

Trigger finger is a condition in which one of your fingers gets stuck in a bent position. Your finger may bend or straighten with a snap — like a trigger being pulled and released. The ring finger is ...

Trigger finger is one of the most common causes of hand pain in adults. The condition can limit your finger's movement and make it difficult to straighten and bend your finger. Dr Aaron Gan tells us ...

Have you ever bent your finger and then been unable to straighten it? Have you needed to use your other hand to straighten a bent finger? Yes? You may have trigger finger. Trigger finger is usually ...

If you use your smartphones excessively, it can put undue strain on your hand's anatomy, as your fingers undergo unprecedented and unnatural wear and tear due to excessive scrolling. “Tendons are ...

After hours of gripping the wheel, do you find it hard to straighten one (or more) of your fingers? If so, you may have developed “trigger finger.” Trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis) is a ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -With more than 200,000 U.S. cases each year, trigger finger is a condition that causes pain, stiffness and a finger locking sensation. Depending on severity, treatment options ...

Our addiction to phones is seeing a rise in the trigger finger phenomenon. Considered to be one of the most common causes of hand pain, trigger finger is believed to have impacted about 2% of the ...

Have you ever had your finger or thumb “lock up?” Are your hands often in a tight gripping position during work or play, like driving a truck, using a vibrating tool or sewing? If so, you may have a ...

What are the diagnostic features of trigger finger? What differential diagnoses should be considered? The three diagnostic features are clicking, locking and pain. Trigger fingers are more common in ...