HOW TO RECOGNIZE A TRIGGER FINGER

Recent advances in technology and post pandemic increase in use of smart devices to stay connected in the digital world have changed to some extent the types of conditions seen by the orthopedist in recent times.

Overuse of the hand and wrist to hold, Scroll or text using smart devices can lead to increased incidence of :

trigger thumb

DeQuervain’s tendinosis

Arthritis of the Thumb

Looking down at a smartphone for hours a day with poor posture can strain the muscles of the arm, shoulders, and neck.

Trigger Finger or Thumb

What Is Trigger Finger or thumb

A Trigger Finger or thumb is the painful locking or catching of a finger or thumb when they are bent.

It can affect any finger, and can affect more than one finger at a time

It can also occur in both hands at the same time

If it occurs in the thumb, it is called a trigger thumb

The medical name for it is stenosing tenosynovitis.

Trigger Finger Symptoms

A painful clicking or snapping when you bend or straighten your finger

A popping or clicking as you move your finger

A locked finger that you can’t straighten

A straight finger that you can’t bend

Soreness or a bump at the base of the finger or thumb

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Bibliography:

https://orthoinfo.org/en/diseases--conditions/ortho-pinion-smartphone-tendinitis/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/trigger-finger/symptoms-causes/syc-20365100

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/trigger-finger/