S/P Trigger Finger Release

Definition:
The goal of surgery is to widen the opening of the tunnel so that the tendon can slide through it more easily. The surgery is performed through a small incision in the palm or sometimes with the tip of a needle. The tendon sheath tunnel is cut. When it heals back together, the sheath is looser and the tendon has more room to move through it.
Purchase 3 Phases

Symptoms
  • Finger stiffness, particularly in the morning
  • A popping or clicking sensation as you move your finger
  • Tenderness or a bump (nodule) at the base of the affected finger
  • Finger catching or locking in a bent position, which suddenly pops straight
  • Finger locked in a bent position, which you are unable to straighten
Causes
  • Narrowing of the sheath that surrounds the tendon in the affected finger
  • Repeated gripping
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Diabetes, hypothyroidism
  • Amyloidosis
  • Tuberculosis.
  • More common in women
Treatment
  • Passive ROM and active ROM
  • Scar mobilization
  • Hand intrinsic muscle strengthening
S/P Trigger Finger Release Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Finger Stretch
  • Finger Extensor Stretch
  • Soft Tissue Scar Mobilization
  • Wrist Flexor Stretch At Wall
  • Wrist Extensor Stretch At Wall
  • Hand Circuit
  • Tendon Gliding
  • Finger Opposition Scales

S/P Trigger Finger Release Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Putty Gripping
  • Putty Pinching
  • Static Grasp
  • Putty Press
  • Rubber Band Extension
  • Eccentric Wrist Flexion
  • Eccentric Wrist Extension
  • Scap Squeezes

S/P Trigger Finger Release Phase III

Purchase Phase

  • Ulnar Radial Deviation
  • Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
  • Wrist Curls
  • Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
  • Rice Hand Opening Closing
  • Eccentric Wrist Flexion
  • Eccentric Wrist Extension