10 Trigger Finger Symptoms
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While trigger finger may sound like a term pulled from a first-person shooter video game or an action movie, it's far from enjoyable. Stenosing tenosynovitis, better known as trigger finger, is a medical condition that can cause a person's finger to feel locked or caught as they attempt to bend it.1‘Trigger Finger - Trigger Thumb.’ OrthoInfo, Mar. 2018, orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases–conditions/trigger-finger
Depending on the severity of the condition, a person's finger may actually become locked in place, requiring the individual to manually release the bent finger. Understanding the symptoms of trigger finger can help people know when to seek medical intervention for this painful condition.9‘Trigger Finger - Diagnosis and Treatment.’ Mayo Clinic, 20 Oct. 2020, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/trigger-finger/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20365148
Popping Sounds
People may be used to the cracking sounds they hear when they purposely pop their knuckles, but trigger finger can cause popping sounds that are outside of a person's control. Trigger finger is appropriately named after the clicking sound that occurs when a person with the condition straightens or bends their finger. The sound is similar to a trigger being released.
While trigger finger can frequently develop into a painful and uncomfortable condition, some people hear the trademark clicking sounds without experiencing the pain that's frequently associated with these noises.14‘Trigger Finger: Etiology, Evaluation, and Treatment.’ PubMed Central, 1 June 2008, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684207
