FIX Trigger Finger in 5 Minutes: 3 Steps

FIX Trigger Finger in 5 Minutes: 3 Steps

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[cabanawellnessspa]

i am a massage therapist and the stretching worked immediately. i also used a tool to start working on scar tissue and 10 m later...no clicking. thank you, iam ordering my splint today.

[Godskingdomcouncelorcrystal]

I'm so lost for words right now. I've had problems a few times with the trigger finger. One time I had the ball on my palm and couldn't straighten my finger it hurt so much. My diet was the American diet.
I gained 35lbs so I decided to change my lifestyle. On a carnivore/keto diet. Eliminating all sugar and bad carbs eating about 20 to 30 carbs a day. But making healthier choices. At times I would eat one treat sugary carb but nothing drastic.

I'm telling you last night I decided because I'm doing so well I thought I would splurge one day. I hate alot of sugary sweets and carbs. I'm paying for it so much this morning. I'm only 40 yrs old. I lift weight daily. Not today. Both of my knees are inflamed walking up the stairs hurts and my trigger finger painful can straighten it. I can feel all the water retention in both legs. It's crazy how bad food like bad carbs and sugary sweets flared all this and become weak and miserable. I tell ya I won't be eating bad like this, this much again. This is insane. Makes me question all these people suffering with arthritis etc if yiu change your food the pain will go away.
Like I said when I started carnivore/keto my pain amd inflammation went away. I thought I would share to help someone. Am truly in shock right now. This isn't the first time, I did this eating bad about a month ago and I was paying for it. So I know now for sure it's the food. God bless

[kohlpee]

I AM SO GLAD I STUMBLED ON YOUR VIDEO HERE ON YOUTUBE. Woke up one morning and was having trigger thumb and my metacarpophalangeal joint was tender/painful with deep pressure associated with snapping and locking up of my interphalangeal joint in hypereextension. Very very frustrating to say the least and had to do some research. After watching your video and doing the stretching of my thumb, I saw immediate relief in terms of less snapping and not locking up in hyperextension of the interphalangeal joint of my thumb. I still need to get the brace to use at night and the tool to break the adhesion. Guys, what he is presenting in this video is spot on. Thank you Adam for sharing this video.

[staylor]

I've had a rough journey with my hands. I had trigger finger surgery and, you're right, it can come right back even if actively going to physical therapy for heat, massage, scar tissue take-down, etc. I do highly recommend overnight splinting. For me, that puts my fingers to rest in a more meaningful way. The inflammation and swelling that tends to occur during the day will go down overnight with adequate rest. It doesn't cure the problem, but it makes my daytime hours far better. I start the morning with no issues and by bedtime I'm starting to feel the problem. I just feel like splinting calms it enough so that it doesn't advance to worse issues. I have a little finger impacted by wrist surgery and then trigger finger surgery on my ring finger, and that little finger now is in a permanent bend that even the therapist could not resolve. I do the "praying hands" maneuver to keep the tendons stretched and the problems from worsening. I start with hands together overhead and slowing bring them down to my chest in a praying hands position. It's the easiest way for me to give my fingers a good stretch. Its also easier for me to hold that stretch position for a couple of minutes.

[camillezuenskes]

I had 2 finger surgeries on my right hand and 2 fingers on my left hand...with great success.

I weight train and the gripping weight did it...but after th surgery...5 years now...no problems...😊

[varakommoju]

Thank you Dr for the tips. Quick question - How many times in a day I should be doing this 2 minute exercise ?

[jeslis]

Hey Doctor Story, im a 54 yr old man fairly healthy and i had this trigger finger. After researching this and being told nothing's i could do, i did the natural thing of evaluating my diet.. took 1 thing away . Sugared soft drinks. ( Cokes, Dr Pepper, Big Red) and with in a week, i noticed my finger was not locking up as much 2-3 times a day vs 7-8. I continued w/o soda drinks and after a month maybe 5 weeks, troubles in that finger went away.
I was drinking one 44 oz a day sometimes 2 for about a year straight.. that why i started with taking it away from my intake.

[aeruselectrolux]

I had three fingers with problem on both hands so six total. I used popsicle sticks at night. But most of my success in fixing the issue is cutting out as much sugar as possible. So I went from considering surgery as the doctor suggested to no surgery and also most five years trigger finger and pain free!

[dulcilass]

I've had a snapping ring finger in my right hand for most of my adult life. I've done hand massages and stretching, but found using a massage gun on my palm the most effective. My ring finger is no longer catching and the palm of my hand no longer constantly hurts.. I started with using the massage gun morning and night and once the tendons loosened up I eased off to once a day to using it once or twice weekly. It feels wonderful to have a totally relaxed hand after so many years of tension and pain in my palm.

[venusuvarna]

Thanks a ton Dr. Story! I had trigger finger problem on my left hand ring finger. I did the exercise suggested by you - stretching just now and got immediate relief. Thanks again. 🙏

[artmanjohn]

I did my research and found out that taking vitamin coenzyme vitamin B6, P-5-P (Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate) 50mg - 3 times a day along with Chelated Magnesium (as magnesium glycinate) for absorption, cured my trigger thumb! From my research they said you have to take this for the minimum of 6 months to start working. Well, 6 month and 2 weeks later my trigger thumb totally cleared up, seems like overnight! I'm cured, and just last month my hand doctor said he thought I should have the surgery to fix my trigger thumb! My trigger thumb was really bad, had to splint my thumb 24 - 7. Anyways, this worked for me, even though my doctor didn't believe me!

[arkajitchatterjee]

Thanks doctor, your advice is by far the Especially stretching for 2 minutes straight, other would only say for 30-45 seconds....

[ScottoGrotto]

Great info Doc !
Love that your videos are efficient, informative, and provide useful actionable understandable education!
Well done!
Thank You 🙏

[hwhxfor]

The stretches are great, thanks! While washing dishes in warm water, I found that if I squeeze the warm/hot water out of the dish cloth, holding the cloth with both hands and turning my hands in opposite directions to get the water out and hold for at least 10 to 20 seconds makes me feel so much better. I now carry a small hand towel. Perhaps I will do only your stretches. I cannot believe how great it feels after doing yours... look, I am typing lots of words! :) I'm not sure if I'm creating a future problem by doing the towel stretch. Can you comment please?

[suzanneporter]

I've had 4 trigger fingers repaired surgically with excellent long-term results, as in decades. Currently dealing with trigger onset in left pointer finger and will try your recommendations, hopefully avoiding yet another surgery. I found right pointer trigger release took a much longer time to heal than other fingers. Trigger issues run in my family (mom's side) as well as Dupuytrens Contracture. Luckily I only have Dupuytrens Disease; my older brother and a male cousin have early onset Contracture, a horrible affliction although recently treatments seem to have improved. Thx for your video.

[mslorna]

Thank you so much doctor Adam Story I love the way you explain very clear explanation and very helpful God Bless more

[richardlane]

You don’t need to run out to buy a splint . Just wrap a piece of white medical adhesive tape around the middle joint , not too tight . That will keep your finger from flexing . A bandaid works as well .

[darasiemreap]

Thank you, Sir, I have had this middle finger problem for 5 years now, but this year very bad and painful. So I start your 3 steps now during this holiday I am home not work will be see. Thanks. from Canada, Ontario.

[audreywheeler-downing]

Thank u SOO much… I am a crocheter…& had it in my right hand middle finger … got cortisone shots… it went away 👏🏽… But now my left hand middle finger has it worse…Will try to schedule a shot for this hand… but I tried that stretch..😳😳😳It helped 😍& I didn’t do it for two min… 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽Gonna do it longer

[paulineverriere]

Thank you so much…I just put down to RA…now I understand…the “click” when straightening scared me. I’ll talk to doc..thank you..pv