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, ...

“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, ...

Trigger finger. We always thought it was simple. Pure mechanics. Someone comes in, finger catching, getting stuck. A painful click. It hurts. It drives you nuts. We know what it is before they even ...

If you wake up with a finger that feels like it's locked in place, you've probably got trigger finger. This common condition makes it difficult to grip things and is one of the main causes of hand ...

Trigger finger splints are specially designed straps that keep a finger straight and stop it from moving around and causing more pain. Trigger finger, also known as stenosing tenosynovitis, is a ...

TO KNOW IN MEDICINE, TRIGGER FINGER IS A TYPE OF TENDINITIS IN THE PALM THAT CAUSES A TRIGGERING OR CLICKING SENSATION THAT CAN BE VERY PAINFUL. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR CLAYTON ALEXANDER SAYS HE ...

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It all happens in a snap. New high-speed video exposes the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it physics behind snapping your fingers. The footage reveals the extreme speed at which the gesture occurs, and shows ...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — A few years ago, Deedra Irwin was competing in one of her first international biathlon events, having switched over from Nordic skiing, when she reached the shooting portion of ...

The snapping of a finger was first depicted in ancient Greek art around 300 B.C. Today, that same snap initiates evil forces for the villain Thanos in Marvel’s latest Avengers movie. Both media ...