“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, ...

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 ...

People often worry if they'll panic or if it will hurt. Research and experience show that patients generally tolerate wide-awake surgery well.

A condition that keeps people from straightening out their fingers has been connected to diabetes. “Trigger finger,” as it’s called, is when one or more fingers — often a thumb or ring finger — get ...

High A1c levels are associated with the development of "trigger finger" in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, researchers find. Trigger finger, officially called stenosing flexor tenosynovitis, ...

A finger joint replacement involves removing a damaged or worn joint from the finger and putting in an artificial one. Also called an arthroplasty, this type of surgery is most commonly used in cases ...