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Finger Stretch
Posted by Lester (Ar) on 08/06/2015
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I have a finger that triggers part of the time. To stop it, I place hands with wrist spread apart, finger tip to finger tip and press so that it stretches the tendons of the hands and will go for weeks with out triggering. Hope this helps.
Essential Oils, Bromelain
Posted by Sharon C. (Missouri) on 08/06/2015
What is the dosage of the Bromelain you are taking? I see 2xday, but not the amount. Also, 3 months or so have passed. How are you doing? Have the remedies worked to heal? Partially or completely?
Warm Water Soak, Ultrasound
Posted by Hal M. (Jupiter, Florida) on 07/10/2015
Using a massage vibrator on the nodule along the tendon of my left hand middle finger almost got rid of the nodule in a day.
Gayle's Bandaid Method
Posted by Hal M. (Jupiter, Florida) on 07/09/2015
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I have tried many approaches without success. I started the bandaid method two days ago and I think it is helping on my left middle finger. I am not sure about locating the tape. Seems that three quarter inch wide tape wrapped between base of finger and second joint from tip keeps it straight best. Is that right?
DMSO and MOM
Posted by Robert Henry (Ten Mile , Tn. ) on 07/02/2015
HI U EC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
DMSO is a by-product of the paper industry. It does come from trees, but only because sodium sulfite and sodium hydroxide are used to dissolve the lignin holding the cellulose fibers together. That product is called black liquor. It then has to go through another process to obtain the DMSO. Not a big deal, but that is the way the chemistry works.
The first plant to do this was in Bogalusa, La. in the '60's. I knew the DMSO supervisor and he said no employee had ever had the flu while working in that area. DMSO is one of the most powerful solvents known. It was destroyed by Big Pharma because, like Ozone, it is too effective and too cheap.
Most of these bright government folks who put it down have read Dante's Inferno, so they know in what ring in hell they will burn.
ATS======ORH=======
DMSO and MOM
Posted by Yani (Uk) on 07/02/2015
Please, what is DMSO?
EC: DMSO = Dimethyl sulphoxide, a by-product of the wood industry and used as a solvent.
Distilled Water
Posted by Lynda (Austin, Texas) on 03/22/2015
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I had trigger thumb for almost a year. I could not bend my thumb joint on its own and when it did get bent it was excruciating. I did not want to see a doctor because I knew from other people I knew who had experienced trigger finger/thumb that all the doctor would do is give an injection of cortisone, which I did not want!
My sister-in-law suggested that I try drinking distilled water, because she had been using this method for 2 years to relieve the pain and immobility that she used to have in her hands; prior to this she could not make a fist. Every time she would stop drinking the water her pain would return. So with an open mind, I tried it and after 3 or 4 days I was able to bend my thumb on its own!! It was still a little stiff and very slight pain.
I used distilled water in coffee, tea and cooking if it was to be consumed, i.e. soup , etc. It is absolutely amazing and really works. It has been a month now and I have full mobility again and no pain!
As a bonus all of my joints feel better. So try it before anything else.
Essential Oils, Bromelain
Posted by Steve (Raymond, Nebraska) on 03/15/2015
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I have trigger finger of the index finger. I am 90 percent better. I used essential oils. Oregano, frankincence twice daily rubbing it on the finger. I used splint to imobilize it the first few weeks. Ice in a plastic cup gets it going in the morning or hot coffee cup. I also take bromelain tablets. Two per day.
Sesame Oil
Posted by Suguna (Penang, Malaysia) on 02/05/2015
I'm having trigger finger since last Sept 2014. Isn't can be cure if I'm taking the sesame oil as you said. I don't do any injection or surgery. If I consume sesame oil.. How many time per day need to take and how much need to take per day. Need your advice. Thank you in advance. Waiting for your reply. Rgds, Suguna
Penang, Malaysia
Magnesium
Posted by Medsec (Cincinnati) on 01/21/2015
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I've had quite good success with magnesium oil for both the carpal tunnel and trigger finger, not immediate, but after several weeks. Still have numbness in the trigger finger (thumb).
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Holly (Nova Scotia) on 01/11/2015
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Four of my fingers are locking now from trigger finger and my hands are aching all the time. I have been taking 1 tbsp. of ACV in a glass of water 3-4 times a day, but no results so far. It was suggested that I soak my hands in ACV for 15 minutes a day using 1 part ACV and 3 of water. If this is an alternative, then for soaking can I use the regular grocery store brand as the organic is expensive for that purpose.
Warm Water Soak, Ultrasound
Posted by Jon (Florida, US) on 11/24/2014
Warm Water Soak, Ultrasound
Posted by Claudia (California, US) on 10/25/2014
Hi. Have any of you tried cayenne on a band-aid?
Sesame Oil
Posted by Joyce (Easley, Sc) on 07/21/2014
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I started getting the pain and 'clicking' in my thumb 2 years ago. Doctor recommended surgery.
My thumb was to the point that I could no longer move it without excruciating pain.
I started taking a couple of teaspoons of sesame oil each day orally for another issue I was battling and started noticing the pain going away on my thumb and getting mobility back. It felt 100% cured. A few weeks ago, it started to stiffen again, I took the sesame oil again, and it stopped again. Never read about this, it just happened.
P.S.
I was taking some oral oregano also at the time, but not for as long as the sesame, but wanted to mention in case it had helped a little also.
DMSO and MOM
Posted by Fran (North Carolina, US) on 06/29/2014
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DMSO mixed with Milk of Magnesia put on tendons of fingers works fast. Mix about 15 drops of dmso and 5 drops MOM in a glass cup. The use cotton ball to apply to area (s), include wrist and back of hand. In less than 5 minutes, the pain was gone. I also drank 2 tbsp of MOM to get magnesium internally. I hope it helps someone else.
Aloe Vera
Posted by Tom In Va (Virginia) on 05/09/2014
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Well here is the update.
I purchased the Aloe Vera supplements, 500 mg capsules. I have been taking 1000 mg a day and haven't noticed a significant change in the trigger finger. So I am going to move on from this point and order the Bromelain and give you an update on the results.
Tom
DMSO
Posted by Dave (Fountain Inn, Sc) on 03/25/2014
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Re the finger pain from trigger finger.
I've had two episodes with cyst formation in joint area at base of hand and finger and I diluted DMSO fifty-fifty with purified water (May have used colloidal silver)...and wrapped with white paper towel. Left as a poultice for thirty minutes. Cyst (or whatever it was disappeared). Also have used DMSO (capful) many times over twenty years if hands begin to get "tight" and a bit hard to grip. Works every time.
I do this capful on fingers and joints once every three or four months now just as precaution.
Gayle's Bandaid Method
Posted by Lisa (New York Ny) on 03/24/2014
Well here we go again. I found my 2012 post about trigger of the thumb I did finally go for the cortisone shot and it worked like a dream no new problems except now it is in the third finger from too much mouse and tool gripping (floral design) lots of pain more afraid of a shot there..trying the tape method.. dehydration probably causes all of these problems.. I am trying B-6, taping with blue tape splint at night, more water. I am grateful for all the posts here because each one is helpful thank you Earth Clinic anything to avoid surgery and shots but the cortisone shot at the base of the thumb really did the trick.. this is so common and painful my diet is even better than ever but something caused this..wonder if it's too much calcium? By the way the very best magnesium imo is Derma-Mag a topical liquid form that is absorbed thru the skin Highly recommended..These fish oils have vitamin E (soybean oil) as a preservative and very very allergic and dont want hormone disrupters which soy is
Soursop Tea
Posted by Linda Davies (Nigeria) on 10/31/2013
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I had a problem with my thumb called trigger thumb. A health situation where the finger locks and to unlock is very painful. Tried the hot heat treatment in addition to eating a lot of pineapples which is supposed to contain bromelain, a substance that is supposed to aid the cure. To no avail. By chance I discovered a painlesslump in my anal region. In a bid to get rid of the lump which I feared might be cancerous I started myself on a soursop tea treatment daily. To my greatest surprise not only did the lump disappear, the thumb trigger condition disappeared. I have a friend who suffers from rheumatoid athritis. I will tell her about this and see if it will alleviate her condition.
Magnesium
Posted by Mike (Denver, Colorado) on 10/04/2013
Dave: Dead sea salt has 100mg of magnesium per gram and costs 1 cent.
Magnesium
Posted by Dave (Fountain Inn, Sc) on 10/04/2013
Hello Toourlady89;
Thank you so much for your break down of various magnesiums. You define four of them; the one I take orally is Mag citrate. I have another that is Mag carbonate. Epsom Salts is Mag sulfate. You discuss the last one as a laxative but I use that for Mag/Salts baths too. Is that your understanding? That one is the best to use for baths... Sulfate (Epsom salts) and the Mag Oil (so called) best for topical application is Mag chloride, and you mention chelated Mag Glycinate for oral and say to avoid the one in stores which you say is Mag Oxide.
OK. Now is Mag Oxide Epsom salts? Isn't that Mag Sulfate which is Epsom salts? That's what's in the stores or do you equate Oxide with Sulfate.
And is the kind you orally take .... Glycinate... Is that close to Mag Citrate?
Your break out helped. I do need to get clarified some more... Not your fault... Mine. I need a list; something like:
Mag a .... does x
Mag b .....does y
Mag c .... Does z
Mag d .... What ever you do don't take Mag d, cause it's been known to cause third generation mice to lose their tails!!!!
I've thought that Mag in its various forms are basically the same thing; formulated or compounded differently but with the same chemical effect. And the point is if you take or ingest in any way (baths with Sulfate or swallow in citrate) you're still getting the magnesium.
If someone would disabuse me of the above idea; is that previous paragraph a misconception?
It's just that we see in the discussions of Magnesium particular Mags are mentioned and I'm always wondering if they are actually specialty or are they in essence fungible? (I mean interchangable and really the same for all practical purposes.)
Thanks for helping,
Dave
(You know I really should be more careful; inserting bits of humor ... Next thing you know... All over social media and suddenly on the national news: Flash: Magnesium causes tail loss... Take with caution... FDA begins investigation.)
Magnesium
Posted by Toourlady89 (Ca, Usa) on 10/03/2013
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To go back to the Magnesium suggestion: There are many forms of Magnesium.
Magnesium Oil or Mg Chloride Spray would be the better form of Magnesium for trigger finger. Apply it on to both hands as often as you can. Mg oil will have faster results thru the skin and then to the capillaries and relax the finger.
On the other hand, trigger finger could be a symptom of lack of Mg. Most of the population is unaware that most of us - 80% to 90% have Mg deficiency due to the quality of food that is available at the stores. Lack of it causes hundreds of symptoms, trigger finger being one of them.
Chelated Mg Glycinate, is a form that is best absorbed orally and will not have the undesired laxative effect .
Note that the Mg most available at the stores is Mg Oxide avoid this kind as this is a laxative. Mg Glycinate should be at health food stores and or online.
Bromelain
Posted by Plantsower (Burson, Ca) on 10/02/2013
Magnesium gives me diarrhea. :( I am now going to try B6 and an exercise that I just learned:
"I grabbed the ball with my fingers only (no thumb) I could roll the ball from finger tips to my wrist, bending my hand more and more as I went. Furthermore, if I braced my wrist with the other hand, I could choose where the hand and wrist actually bent and stretched the most. The tangible rewards were straightforward: a clunk in the wrist and relief in the hand. "
from http://www.doctoryourself.com/handson.html
This sounds worth a try. This person went on to say it took effect in about three weeks. Unfortunately, they didn't say how many times a day to do it. I'll have to wing it.
Bromelain
Posted by Joy (Battleground, Wash) on 07/09/2013
Try magnesium without calcium for awhile and see if it helps.
Hang From a Monkey Bar
Posted by Plantsower (Burson, Ca) on 07/09/2013
Caloy: Have you had good results?
Bromelain
Posted by Plantsower (Burson, Ca) on 07/09/2013
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Bromelain for trigger finger... I was so hoping this would help me. I took two bottles of this with no results. I'm off to try other things.
Foods to Avoid
Posted by William (Colorado Springs, Colorado Usa) on 05/28/2013
Margaret, with regard to the ACV I have two sharings: first, in spite of the efficacy of ACV, Blood Type A people do not do well on Vinegar, including ACV [see Eat Right for Your Type by D'Adamo].
However, w/ regard to acidity please remember that its not the acidity of what goes into the body but what happens when the body processes it [burns, oxidizes, or whatever you wish to call it] and the sah it deposits. Many acidic things like Lemons create strong alkalinity, thus negating acidity.
Finally, many parasites [Candida for example] generate acid systems.
Best, Nutricon Wm, Colorado
Bromelain
Posted by Hurt (Nicosia, Cyprus) on 05/24/2013
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Bromelain cured my trigger finger, it bends almost as it used to, and I take one tablet daily, just to make sure it doesnt become a problem again. Do it! I get it from Holland and Barett, they are huge pills, difficult to swallow, but Sogars have them too. I saw three doctors, they all wanted to operate, because I had trigger finger for a year, so they didnt want to try the other only option for them, ie steroids. Well, all is well now.
Foods to Avoid
Posted by Joy (Battleground, Wash) on 05/20/2013
I believe I read that low magnesium causes this but I also think that dehydration would contribute. Since magnesium pushes the calcium in and out of the cells and also aids the salt to hold the water in the cells then it would affect the joints as well.
With no water cushioning the joints, they would get sticky and very painful. Try a multi vitamin and multi mineral supplement and drink water half an hour before eating.
Foods to Avoid
Posted by Margaret (Grants Pass, Or) on 05/18/2013
I have trigger finger in my middle finger. If acidity causes it, does that mean I should avoid ACV? Also, I drink a lot of kefir that I culture at home. Kefir is acidic, and I wonder if that could be "triggering" it. I'd hate to have to give up kefir and/or ACV because of all the health benefits associated with them, but I do want to get rid of the trigger finger.
Bromelain
Posted by Coryd (Las Vegas, Nv) on 03/27/2013
Dear Miriam, I too am from Las Vegas, NV and have recently contracted Trigger Thumb and have been suffering for about 5 weeks. Just wanted to find out if you're making progress and still feeling better as a result of the Bromelain.. I have an appt with a hand specialist next week and I want to go in well equipped with as much information and possible solutions at that time. Where do you get Bromelain? I have only heard if it remotely. It would be great to not have to suffer this out for any longer than I have too. It is annoying AND painful!!
Gayle's Bandaid Method
Posted by Ange (Grifton, Nc, Us) on 03/13/2013
I love this method and it makes sense. Thanks for the information. I am going to try it!
Hang From a Monkey Bar
Posted by Caloy (Pearl City, Hawaii) on 03/12/2013
Thank you so much for sharing.... I will definitely try that today and I will update you with the results. Mahalo!!!
Bromelain
Posted by Hurt In Space (Nicosia, Cyprus) on 11/21/2012
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Bromelain IS THE CURE for trigger finger. I have had considerable pain in my left thumb for over a year, could not bend it at all, and was postponing an opperation, since none of the numerous steroid pills I was given was of any help. I read about Bromelain, and took 3 pills a day, for about one month, almost completely cured my finger, no pain, I can almost bend fully. I will keep taking it.
Bromelain
Posted by Diane (Atlanta, Ga) on 11/02/2012
What is the amount of bromelain that one needs to take three times a day to possibly cure trigger finger/thumb?
Bromelain
Posted by Violet (Adelaide, Australia) on 10/29/2012
I started with vitamin b6 almost 3 weeks now but no sign of improvement. Getting anxious now and anyone can update after taking bromelain? just want to make sure it works. thanks.
