Now and again I’ll complete a run and notice that my fingers and hands have swelled. It goes down after about an hour after my run and the Practice Nurse at my docs didn’t seem too worried about it when I told her. Has anyone else experienced this?
Does anyone get swelled hands and fingers near... - Couch to 5K
Does anyone get swelled hands and fingers near the end of a run?
This one comes up every now and then on the forum and there are various theories around it.
This runnersworld.com/health-inj... gives some ideas but if you Google you will find plenty of reading and various explanations.
This happens to me after long walks. I've googled it and it seems nothing to worry about. It was given as one advantage of Nordic walking over hiking, as holding the sticks keeps your hands active. I haven't experienced it as yet when running - probably don't run long enough as yet! It's quite annoying but not painful. Hope others can shed some light on it
I normally flex my fingers when I run but today as I was running for 35 mins I decided to take my water bottle - I’m wondering if that had any effect as I didn’t do my flexing. Yes not painful at all but feels a bit weird when they’re like sausages 🤭
Gripping anything in your hands while running will produce muscular tensions, which militate against the relaxed symmetry that you should ideally have.
If you really need to take water then a bottle holding belt is a much better bet.
We often get people complaining of shoulder aches and tensions and these are invariably caused by carrying either a bottle or phone in their hand.
I get it on walks and longer runs, I've found that not bending my arms quite so much so less of an angle at the elbow and giving my hands a shake every so often helps. It's a weird feeling though. ☺️
I haven't had it but have heard of it and think it's pretty common - I've seen posts on here or poss the Bridge to 10k forum before. I think it's thought to be down to a combination of reduced peripheral circulation and centrifugal forces.
I sometimes get a numbness in one thumb about an hour after doing parkrun on Saturday then pushing a trolley round Lidl. It passes after a few minutes.
I do often get fat fingers after a winter run when wearing gloves. It's a common thing.
PS. You don't need to carry water for short runs. I have a backpack for long runs.
I get hot & swollen fingers quite often when running - but it settles down again afterwards so I’ve never really thought about it until now! 😄
Is it only during summer do you notice? I’ve never ran in the winter yet as I only started this spring.
I have read that it can be because of hydration, hot weather and circulation. Ensure you drink enough water the day before and the day you run. Everyday really! 😀
Yes I get sausage fingers! They’re swollen and very pale! I don’t tend to notice until I’m doing my cool down walk. They soon go back to normal. I don’t remember them being like that in the colder months but I’ll pay more attention this winter!
It happens to me on occasion and it tends to be when it’s very warm and when I haven’t paid much attention to my hydration. That may be a coincidence but I don’t tend to stress over it as it passes as soon as I cool down anyway. Try staying better hydrated. 😊
YES! I put if down to a centrifuge effect of blood pooling in hands on the end of swinging arms. Welcome to the sausage finger club... 🤣
I get sausage fingers when I run, walk, hike and mainly in summer. Meant to be your body reserving fluid as it doesn't know how long you'll do the activity with no liquid. Like a back up hydration system incase your body becomes desperate. It mainly happens in summer as you loose more body heat and sweat more so you loose more fluid. It's an emergency reserve, so iv read and seems the only elogical explanation. Best to hydrate well every day not just on run days. I now drink a litre of water every day and it doesn't happen as often, only on the longer runs. And I drink a litre as I'm only 5ft 2, you may need to drink more. This theory worked a lot better for me, hope it does for you. Happy running
Me too. The swelling goes down after running, usually after warm down and shower. I’ve not really given it much thought 🤔
Also your feet swell a little. Hence the need for a size bigger (or at least a half size) running shoes and don't lace them up too tightly