Trigger Finger/Thumb exercises
I've found a Youtube presentation that explains how Trigger Finger/Thumb occurs & some rubbing & exercises that may help it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0FfMzemLnU The info from the 2min 20se...
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A small win - which hopefully will be a long term one - I'll find out tomorrow, I guess, when I wake up!!
Before (and for months) stuck on 'straight' - it has really been mucking up my uke playing & fishing, as I need my thumb for both activities grrrr
I've been giving the lump at the base of my thumb a good 'deep tissue massage' whenever I think of it - when hubby was getting deep tissue massage done on tight muscles etc, sometimes the physio would actually use his ELBOW and LEAN on it, to get to the problem spot! OUCH!
So, whenever sitting, I've been 'forcing' the thumb across & against my palm and enclose it in all the fingers, forcing it to bend, at least to the first 'crunch' as the 2nd crunch has still been painful!! Then, using my right hand forefinger, I press the top of the thumb to make it bend all the way and hold it there & repeat as often as I can! If I try to do it without the forefinger - it tends to only click to the first position, not the 2nd position. Interesting - if I do it with my forefinger, it doesn't click. If I do it on my own - it still click!!
Today, I've just noticed that, altho it still 'clicks' - it is now bending almost as much as my 'ok' right hand thumb!! WIN WIN
After .... bending on it's own, but not as 'far' as the right hand thumb
I just hope it doesn't freeze up again overnight!! I always try to fall asleep gripping it under my fingers in the bent position too, to encourage it to keep bending!!
Before (and for months) stuck on 'straight' - it has really been mucking up my uke playing & fishing, as I need my thumb for both activities grrrr
I've been giving the lump at the base of my thumb a good 'deep tissue massage' whenever I think of it - when hubby was getting deep tissue massage done on tight muscles etc, sometimes the physio would actually use his ELBOW and LEAN on it, to get to the problem spot! OUCH!
So, whenever sitting, I've been 'forcing' the thumb across & against my palm and enclose it in all the fingers, forcing it to bend, at least to the first 'crunch' as the 2nd crunch has still been painful!! Then, using my right hand forefinger, I press the top of the thumb to make it bend all the way and hold it there & repeat as often as I can! If I try to do it without the forefinger - it tends to only click to the first position, not the 2nd position. Interesting - if I do it with my forefinger, it doesn't click. If I do it on my own - it still click!!
Today, I've just noticed that, altho it still 'clicks' - it is now bending almost as much as my 'ok' right hand thumb!! WIN WIN
After .... bending on it's own, but not as 'far' as the right hand thumb
I just hope it doesn't freeze up again overnight!! I always try to fall asleep gripping it under my fingers in the bent position too, to encourage it to keep bending!!