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Trigger thumb
Trigger thumb is a condition where a tendon of the thumb catches on the nearby thumb bones, causing the thumb to lock into a bent position, often painfully. The locking of the thumb is often associated with a painful popping or snapping sensation.
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What is a trigger thumb?
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What is trigger thumb like?
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What is a trigger thumb operation like?
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What is the treatment for a trigger thumb?
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A 46-year old asked:
What is trigger thumb and how is it treated?
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A 41-year old asked:
How do you heal trigger thumb without surgery?
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A 37-year old asked:
Should my child with a trigger thumb get surgery?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is trigger thumb a symptom for a medical condition?
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A 33-year old asked:
How long until I can drive again after surgery for trigger thumb?
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A 44-year old asked:
An operation tomorrow for my trigger thumb. Is success rate around 100%?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Does trigger thumb, or CTS need immediate care and diagnosis? I have had a problem with it before but was years ago, it is happening more often
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A 30-year old asked:
Does trigger thumb surgery work?
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A 45-year old asked:
Please help! What is the best otc medication for trigger thumb?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Both wrist lock like trigger thumb. They both get stuck. What could this be? Look at Utube locked wrist &thats my wrist
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A female asked:
Is there a long term bad side effect of trigger thumb surgery?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is the cause of a " trigger thumb" or "trigger finger"?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Does squeezing on a stress ball help w trigger thumb & pls adv also wat other ways to treat besides splint & anti inflamatory drugs, desperate, no ins?
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A member asked:
Had surgery for trigger thumb 12 days ago. First finger (pointer) feels like i have electrical shock going through it. Middle finger feels like that only at tip. And thumb has a bit of it on tip... the first finger REALLY hurts and radiates by late af
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A 32-year old asked:
Does trigger thumb surgery hurt? Do they cut the whole joint open?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is trigger thumb a side effect of carpal tunnel surgery?
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A 27-year old asked:
could receiving a cortisone shot in my thumb joint for trigger thumb cause me to get a yeast infection?
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A member asked:
I had trigger thumb and carpal tunnel surgery on March 17, 2015. I still have numbness,tingling, tightness,sensitivity,is this normal ?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Having's trigger thumb surgery left hand w carpal tunnel already had carpel tunnel on my right is the trigger thumb surgery the same, pls expln?
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A member asked:
have a pill rolling tremor probably from the medication for ADHD is there any type of brace or other device that I could wear? I have trigger thumb
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A 43-year old asked:
what is the best cure for trigger finger, my thumb is stuck & painful?
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A 37-year old asked:
If I am having right thumb trigger finger relase surgery, what should i expect?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Looking for relief of thumb trigger finger, the popping of the thumb happens when i relax at sleep....
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A 50-year old female asked:
can lack of oestrogen cause trigger fingers and thumb?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Falling apart! Got trigger finger L thumb. I have excruciating pain in the inner joint bone on my thumb <. Pls help me cure this trigger finger.
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A 45-year old asked:
Is trigger finger in the thumb a complication of carpal tunnel release?
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