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Trigger finger

Your finger catches, clicks, or locks — especially in the morning.

Education for trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis): activity modification, gentle tendon gliding, and when to consider injection or release.

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Education-only job paths — not job-site clearance.

Typical load pattern for this profile: Desk-shaped movements · Guided exercise library

Who it fits

People this profile usually fits

  • Catching, clicking, or locking at the base of a finger
  • Morning stiffness in one or two fingers
  • Pain at the A1 pulley near the palm

What recovery often looks like

Phases and themes

  • During flares: gentle motion, avoid forceful gripping.
  • Activity modification reduces tendon irritation.
  • Persistent locking often benefits from clinician evaluation.

How the plan adapts

Defaults and safety rails for this profile

  • Blocks putty and ball squeezes during flares.
  • Allows gentle tendon glides if catching is mild.
  • Holds strength until catching frequency drops.

Guided library

Exercises commonly tied to this profile’s diagnoses

From the in-app catalog for education — not an individualized prescription. Skip moves your clinician has ruled out.

Flares, workload & warnings

How HandTherapy.app adapts logic for this profile

  • Flares: nerve and pain flares add desk-ergonomic coaching on top of standard downgrades.
  • Overwork: high pain or tingling on intake triggers workload warnings on your generated plan.

Use Flare-up mode after a rough session and Safety for daily readiness pacing.

Condition programs

Regimen hubs that often pair with this profile

Structured education tracks — not a substitute for your clinician's protocol. Open a hub to read phases and equipment ideas.

Sources

Cited educational references