Trigger Finger Symptoms

The most common symptom associated with Trigger Finger is a "snapping" or "locking of the finger or thumb into the palm of the hand. These sensations are experienced due to an adhesion or nodule that has developed on the tendon, most often resulting from scar tissue that has developed due to micro tears of the tendon.

The nodule / adhesion generally passes through the pulley system (tendon sheath) as the finger or thumb is flexed, but as it tries to pass through the pulley system via extension, it becomes stuck. In more severe cases, the finger has to be manually pulled back into the extended or straight position.

In many instances, Trigger finger is caused by repetitive or forceful flexion of the fingers or thumb, a result of repeated trauma from power tools or long hours grasping a steering wheel or other objects. Other contributing factors include medical conditions that cause changes in tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, gout or diabetes.

Performing corrective exercises with FLEXTEND® / RESTORE™ can reduce scar tissue on the tendon as well as help stretch and thin the tendon, allowing it to move freely through the pulley system. This training system is very simple and effective therapy, taking just minutes per day.

About two years ago I began to experience the problem of Trigger Finger. Fingers on both hands would "lock" whenever I made a fist or clinched my hands. This would require my actual bending the affected finger back to an extended position.

The initial therapy for this problem was to have injections in the palms of each hand. This temporary solution worked for a few months. After the third series of injections, I was advised to have surgery to correct the problem, which by now was becoming quite painful at times.

After having two separate visits to the same-day surgery facility at the local hospital my condition became worse. There was so much pain at night when my entire hand would "close". It was painful to straighten out my fingers. In short, I had a new problem, which required physical therapy.

It was during my physical therapy sessions that I learned about FLEXTEND® as a method to resolve my problem. Within a short period of time I began to experience substantial relief from my painful symptoms. Within six weeks I was symptom free. If it were not for using the FLEXTEND® exercises I would have continued to experience the painful comfort caused by the two separate surgeries.

If I had known about FLEXTEND® when I first began to experience the symptoms of "trigger finger" I would have avoided the unpleasant and expensive treatments mentioned above.

Steve Roy

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