A finger that "locks" can be a telltale sign of another condition: Diabetes. Researchers suspected that this trigger finger, often in the ring finger or thumb, might indicate diabetes after frequently ...

A viewer is asking what they can do to treat "trigger finger." Doctor Lacy Anderson has a few suggestions. Trigger finger is a condition that affects the tendons of the finger and thumb and results in ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Keeping tabs on the weather with the help of a phone application or simply making a fist was almost impossible for 69-year-old Tom Gates until recently. The retired Air Force ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: My left thumb has been “clicking” and locking in position for the past five months. Moving it from one position (straight) to another position (bent) can be done with the help of my ...

Locked fingers, known as trigger finger, are more common among people with diabetes than in the general population. A study led by Lund University in Sweden shows that the risk of being affected ...

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, ...