trigger finger

[WomanOfFaith]

hello everyone! I have been suffering from trigger fingers on both hands for 2 months and after trying physiotherapy and immobilization that did not work, a week ago I had cortisone injected into both fingers, one after 2 days improved and I can now move it, but another It continues the same and the doctor tells me that she cannot infiltrate me again for 3 or 4 months as there is a risk of the tendon rupturing. any suggestion or recommendation? I am taking etoricoxib but it hasn't worked either. have a nice day

[helixhelix]

I too have had a trigger finger on each hand. Both were injected and like you one worked better than another. Every evening I massaged a diclofenac cream into the palm of the bad hand where I could feel the temdon lump. It helped and after about two weeks has straightened out.

[Hidden in reply to helixhelix]

is trigger finger the same as Dupuytrens Contracture? I have this in both hands, apparently having other AI conditions may increase the chances of having it. It also runs in families, more So with males, my late Dad had it badly and my younger brother also has it. I do t put anything on mine but if diclofensc worked I’m more than willing to try that?

[helixhelix in reply to Hidden]

dupuytrend isn’t the same thing sadly. However in good company as I went to see the Bill Nighy film Living a while back, and obviois he has it too!

[Hidden in reply to helixhelix]

I should mention I can’t have NSAIDs due to gastric issues or cancer currently being investigated but I think the POM version of Volterol gel may be acceptable for me.

[WomanOfFaith in reply to helixhelix]

Thanks for share your experience , I will do that 👍🏻.

[cyberbarn]

With my first trigger finger I ended up having an injection that worked well. But when it got worse again and another finger on the other hand joined in, I started reading through the peer reviewed journals.

It seems when they say immobilise it needs to be all the time except for brief stretching and exercising (or washing dishes etc!) the finger so it doesn't go stiff, and for about four months.

Sure enough, after four months, both fingers were fine again. It wasn't an easy four months thought but it was worth it. It stopped the finger that had had teh injection from getting worse as I didn't want another one and risk rupture, and although it took longer, the one on the other hand went entirely too.

Something else I learned about using NSAID gels like Ibugel is that it is best used 3-4 times a day for 3 days, then stop using it for a couple of weeks. Using it that way allows the inflammation to be initially damped down, but then allows some of it back which is essential for the healing process.

[WomanOfFaith in reply to cyberbarn]

What interesting information, I would not have imagined that immobilization time is required, my big problem is that my work is 100% computer-based and it is very difficult to keep them immobile. Could it only be at night? Thanks a lot for sharing your experience

[cyberbarn in reply to WomanOfFaith]

If you are not able to do it during the day, then doing it at night will have to do, but defiantly doing it at night will help. If my joints are feeling a bit niggling then I start by putting the night splints on straight away before it gets too bad.

I do sympathise with the computer stuff though. I can use speech to text, but only before my son gets up as we share a study!

[Garnacha in reply to WomanOfFaith]

I've currently got trigger finger & given a finger splint to wear 24 hrs a day & as cyberbarn says you take it off a couple of times a day to stretch & bend it, it does really work although I've stopped wearing mine at the minute as I've recently had a shoulder op & couldn't face the wrist splints, elbow splints & finger splint along with the pain in my shoulder 🙄

[Sunshinereturns]

I have had problems with all ten of my fingers. I was prescribed an additional medication of sulfasalazine to help. It has improved but not alleviated the problem.