Therapy

What to do if your fingers keep locking up?

Therapy

  1. Rest. Avoid activities that require repetitive gripping, repeated grasping or the prolonged use of vibrating hand-held machinery until your symptoms improve.
  2. A splint. Your doctor may have you wear a splint at night to keep the affected finger in an extended position for up to six weeks.
  3. Stretching exercises.

What causes fingers to curl up and lock?

Dupuytren’s contracture (also called Dupuytren’s disease) is an abnormal thickening of the skin in the palm of your hand at the base of your fingers. This thickened area may develop into a hard lump or thick band. Over time, it can cause one or more fingers to curl (contract), or pull sideways or in toward your palm.

What is the major cause of trigger finger?

Causes of Trigger Finger Most of the time, it comes from a repeated movement or forceful use of your finger or thumb. It can also happen when tendons — tough bands of tissue that connect muscles and bones in your finger or thumb — get inflamed.

What is Viking finger?

Dupuytren’s contracture (also called Dupuytren’s disease, Morbus Dupuytren, Viking disease, palmar fibromatosis and Celtic hand) is a condition in which one or more fingers become permanently bent in a flexed position.

What’s the difference between trigger finger and Dupuytren’s contracture?

Unlike a finger which is bent due to trigger finger, a finger bent by Dupuytren’s contracture is unable to straighten, even with help from the other hand. Trigger finger can be treated conservatively in mild cases, with treatment options including use of an oral anti-inflammatory medication or injection of cortisone.

Does trigger finger ever go away?

Trigger finger can recur but the condition generally corrects itself after a short while. More severe cases may become locked in the bent position and require surgery to correct it.

Is trigger finger a form of arthritis?

If your thumb or finger gets stuck in a bent position, you probably have a condition called trigger finger. While it can be preceded by a hand injury or strain, trigger finger is most commonly associated with arthritis.

How do you know if you have rheumatoid arthritis in your hands?

When your hands are affected by rheumatoid arthritis, you may experience swelling around the affected joint, which leads to pain or tenderness. The joint may feel warm to the touch. Swelling tends to be symmetrical, which means it occurs in the same joints on both right and left hands.

What is the difference between Dupuytren’s contracture and trigger finger?

What is Celtic hand?

What does it mean when your finger locks up?

Overview. Trigger finger is also known as stenosing tenosynovitis (stuh-NO-sing ten-o-sin-o-VIE-tis). It occurs when inflammation narrows the space within the sheath that surrounds the tendon in the affected finger. If trigger finger is severe, your finger may become locked in a bent position.

What are the symptoms of trigger finger on the thumb?

Symptoms. Signs and symptoms of trigger finger may progress from mild to severe and include: Tenderness or a bump (nodule) in the palm at the base of the affected finger. Finger catching or locking in a bent position, which suddenly pops straight. Trigger finger can affect any finger, including the thumb.

How do you know if you have a pinched finger?

A popping or clicking sensation as you move your finger. Tenderness or a bump (nodule) in the palm at the base of the affected finger. Finger catching or locking in a bent position, which suddenly pops straight. Finger locked in a bent position, which you are unable to straighten.

What does it mean when your trigger finger gets stuck?

Trigger finger. Overview. 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.