{"id":51,"date":"2024-08-18T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partytoppers.co.uk\/?p=51"},"modified":"2024-07-10T05:24:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T05:24:56","slug":"what-causes-finger-stiffness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partytoppers.co.uk\/?p=51","title":{"rendered":"What Causes Finger Stiffness?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Loss of motion in the fingers can occur suddenly or gradually. Whatever the case, it can be uncomfortable, and most people struggle to figure out what to do when this happens. Even worse, most people don\u2019t know the cause. It is easier to forget you had stiff fingers when the problem lasts a few minutes. However, if you lose the ability to grip or move your fingers for a long time, there is cause for alarm. It is recommended to seek professional evaluation from a hand therapist or doctor to identify the underlying cause and work out a personalised treatment plan. For more information you may visit here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several causes of stiffness in fingers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trigger Finger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Imagine you are running a thread through the eye of the needle. The smooth back-and-forth movement is comparable to your fingers folding and straightening with no difficulty. If a knot on the thread gets caught within the needle, the thread won\u2019t move in either direction. When you have a trigger finger, something similar happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you have a trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis<\/em>), it is most likely because of a swollen tendon blocking the pulleys from moving seamlessly as the fingers move. So, the affected finger remains stiff and locked in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A trigger finger is usually painful, and you\u2019ll feel the finger lock in place. In some cases, the finger becomes permanently bent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arthritis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the signs of arthritis is stiff hands, but before jumping to conclusions, you should confirm that it is arthritis. Most people assume they have arthritis when they start getting stiff fingers<\/a>, but there are other causes, and the treatments differ from those of arthritis. The stiff fingers associated with arthritis are due to wear and tear, which results in cartilage damage, limited joint motion, and swelling around the joints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other symptoms include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n