This week, we are going to discuss trigger finger and trigger thumb of the hand, which are problems that occur in patients who use their hands frequently or who are prone to these conditions. Trigger ...

A condition that keeps people from straightening out their fingers has been connected to diabetes. “Trigger finger,” as it’s called, is when one or more fingers — often a thumb or ring finger — get ...

A viewer is asking what they can do to treat "trigger finger." Doctor Lacy Anderson has a few suggestions. Trigger finger is a condition that affects the tendons of the finger and thumb and results in ...

“One morning, I woke up and my finger was stuck in a bent position,” says Risa Pulver, who’s lived with type 1 diabetes for 35 years. “I had to physically unbend it.” This was just a few years ago, ...

Last week, I was twisting the cap off a bottle of cranberry juice when I realized I wasn’t twisting anything. The cap wasn’t moving. Was something wrong with the cap? Of course not. This has been ...

Trigger finger is one of the most common hand conditions. Trigger finger occurs when your tendons become inflamed and swollen. This can lead to your tendons getting caught in your tendon sheath, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My left thumb has been “clicking” and locking in position for the past five months. Moving it from one position (straight) to another position (bent) can be done with the help of my ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) can affect the thumb. It occurs due to pressure on the median nerve and can cause numbness and tingling in the fingers and thumb. The median nerve runs through a narrow ...