"Trigger Finger" Anyone?

[West R Lee]

"I play a bunch of golf and interlock my grip"

Well there's your problem! I always used the Ben Hogan grip.

I'm not familiar. Elaborate? Baseball grip?

West

 

[West R Lee]

"I play a bunch of golf and interlock my grip"

Well there's your problem! I always used the Ben Hogan grip.

Ah, watched a video. Hogan "overlapped". I've never tried it. I sure might. I just learned to interlock many years ago.

West

 

[gjmalcyon]

I've had trigger finger in multiple fingers on both hands.

My rheumatologist administers corticosteriod injections in the office when necessary. It takes several weeks for relief but it has proven to be long-lasting.

 

[West R Lee]

I've had trigger finger in multiple fingers on both hands.

My rheumatologist administers corticosteriod injections in the office when necessary. It takes several weeks for relief but it has proven to be long-lasting.

I wish my shot would kick in, it's been 10 days.

West

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I get what I've always assumed was tendonitis sometimes (never had it examined or diagnosed), especially in my left forefinger and right thumb, which can make some moves impossible. It can last a few years. My thumb rarely heals completely.

I also get sharp pinched-nerve pain in my left forefinger sometimes. That usually lasts a week or two.

Never tried cortisone. I used to take over-the-counter pain killers, but my doctor told me to stop because they're bad for your intestines if you overdo it.

Sounds like your doc has the right idea. Stick with it.

And welcome to the flawed human race!

 

[spoox]

Back about 18 years ago my wife's right thumb was going out from checking at Vons and caning chairs and the seemingly millions of other things she did which involved repeated motions with her hands. The surgeon took material from her thigh muscle to rebuild the joint (cadaver material could have been used, but...?). So her thumb was as good as new but she had a nice 5 inch long scar on her thigh.

 

[Lmrie3]

I had surgery on mine, probably 15 years ago, in a couple days I had no problem at all, have to look for the small scar to remember which hand it was on. A friend of mine, a luthier had this, took shots for years then had the surgery, no problems since.

 

[Neal]

I have had trigger finger surgery on three of my fingers (two on the left hand and one on the right).

Before surgery, I couldn't play the guitar without pain, couldn't grip a hammer, couldn't squeeze water from a sponge. It was increasingly debilitating and painful.

I had surgery twice (got the "two for one special" the second time!). Surgery was minimally invasive, the recovery was quick and easy both times, and both hands now function without pain or any loss of strength or utility.

Just one man's experience, but surgery was the answer for me. I had shots before the first operation, but they did not provide relief.

 

[chazmo]

I have it, West. Mine doesn't cause me any pain though. It just results in some stiffness and "snapping" back and forth to position with a couple of my fingers.

I do hope the steroids help you, but I have heard the surgery is quite effective if you have to go that route.

 

[West R Lee]

I have had trigger finger surgery on three of my fingers (two on the left hand and one on the right).

Before surgery, I couldn't play the guitar without pain, couldn't grip a hammer, couldn't squeeze water from a sponge. It was increasingly debilitating and painful.

I had surgery twice (got the "two for one special" the second time!). Surgery was minimally invasive, the recovery was quick and easy both times, and both hands now function without pain or any loss of strength or utility.

Just one man's experience, but surgery was the answer for me. I had shots before the first operation, but they did not provide relief.

That is very encouraging Neal. Thanks a bunch, I needed to hear that.

West

 

[West R Lee]

I have it, West. Mine doesn't cause me any pain though. It just results in some stiffness and "snapping" back and forth to position with a couple of my fingers.

I do hope the steroids help you, but I have heard the surgery is quite effective if you have to go that route.

Yes Charlie, mine has begun the popping or snapping when I bend it. And thank you sir. I will report back after Thursday.

West

 

[beecee]

I have no pain but the pinky and ring finger will lock in the curled position. Need to pry them open. If I am hanging off a windowsill in an earthquake it may come in handy

Well, I guess no pain is relative. They are sore.

Not to veer but I have an issue with my right big toe. I was concerned as I was going on a two week backpacking trip. The xray showed what looked like a rhino horn. Forgot the name of the issue but I thought it had mortise...like Rigor mortis..in it.

Not horribly painful, and it will eventually "freeze".

Getting old stinks....but it beats the alternative!

 

[West R Lee]

I have no pain but the pinky and ring finger will lock in the curled position. Need to pry them open. If I am hanging off a windowsill in an earthquake it may come in handy

Well, I guess no pain is relative. They are sore.

Not to veer but I have an issue with my right big toe. I was concerned as I was going on a two week backpacking trip. The xray showed what looked like a rhino horn. Forgot the name of the issue but I thought it had mortise...like Rigor mortis..in it.

Not horribly painful, and it will eventually "freeze".

Getting old stinks....but it beats the alternative!

That's what I told the surgeon the week before last. I told him all of my symptoms, then finished with "Or maybe at 65, rigor mortis was finally setting in"?

West

 

[Nuuska]

Not to veer but I have an issue with my right big toe. I was concerned as I was going on a two week backpacking trip. The xray showed what looked like a rhino horn. Forgot the name of the issue but I thought it had mortise...like Rigor mortis..in it.

Not horribly painful, and it will eventually "freeze".

Getting old stinks....but it beats the alternative!

Something like this?

Bunion ?

 

[davismanLV]

Yeah, getting old isn't for sissies, for sure. I think the foot equivalent of trigger finger is hammer toes. At least I'm pretty sure. Maybe.

 

[West R Lee]

Yeah, getting old isn't for sissies, for sure. I think the foot equivalent of trigger finger is hammer toes. At least I'm pretty sure. Maybe.

That is a fact. It seems like every day you find a new pain, something different aches. You get a stomach ache and ask yourself....is this it.....cancer? Or a chest pain and just know your ticker must be a gonner. Then a few days later, that pain subsides and something completely different hurts. With me it's just my neck, knees, elbows, back, fingers, wrists, feet, or hips. I decided a long time ago that I'm going out kicking and screaming though. I'm going to get every damned mile I can out of this body.

West

 

[beecee]

Something like this?

Bunion ?

Nope. There is a barb sticking up and forward from the toe joint. Like a rhino hornmif viewed from the side.

Stillpretty good looking feet tho!

 

[West R Lee]

Nope. There is a barb sticking up and forward from the toe joint. Like a rhino hornmif viewed from the side.

Stillpretty good looking feet tho!

A lady I know had surgery to correct something like that. I'm not sure of exactly what she had, but I think they called it something like splay feet.

West

 

[JohnW63]

West,

I tried the interlocking grip for a bit, but when I switched to playing right handed, and trying to take golf a little more seriously as a hobby, I read Ben's book and Harvey Penick's books. It just seemed like a more comfortable grip and one I could shift around as needed.

For anyone following along...

 

[West R Lee]

West,

I tried the interlocking grip for a bit, but when I switched to playing right handed, and trying to take golf a little more seriously as a hobby, I read Ben's book and Harvey Penick's books. It just seemed like a more comfortable grip and one I could shift around as needed.

For anyone following along...

Yes sir, I hear you, and understand the grip. It's just that I've held a club this way since I was a kid, and am afraid to change grips. I certainly wouldn't want to try on the course, but I will give it a try at the range and see how it goes. If it saves my finger, then I'd be all for it if I can do it. Seriously though, I may have to give it consideration as I really do believe my grip is what's causing all of this. It would almost be like trying to find a new finger style pattern.

West