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    Trigger Finger, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Disorders
    Trigger Finger, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Disorders
    Trigger Finger, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Disorders
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    Trigger Finger, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Disorders

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Trigger finger you have made my finger stuck in a bent position
    I cannot straighten it by myself; I need to push it to enable motion
    When it becomes unstuck, it will pop out like a trigger
    It is like a swollen tendon being pushed through a narrowed tunnel

    This swollen tendon feels like a bump on the palm side of my finger
    It is where the tendon get stuck in the narrowed tunnel
    Do not do things with your hands by too much gripping
    Or carry heavy bags with handles in the palms during carrying

    Do not use the fingers to do repetitive movements
    Try not to press the handle of a chopper on the meat’s hard ligaments
    There will cause the tendon’s tunnel sheath to be compressed
    As a result the sheath tunnel will collapse and become depressed

    The treatment is to try exercising the fingers in warm water
    And stretch the tendon through the tunnel’s depressed quarter
    If that do not work you may need a shot of cortisone into the tendon sheath
    Or Surgery to cut the narrowed tendon sheath for the tendon’s relief

    -An original poem by Kenneth Kee

    Interesting Tips about the Trigger Finger

    A Healthy Lifestyle

    1. Take a well Balanced Diet

    2. Rest and splinting of affected finger

    Your doctor may tape your finger to one of your other fingers (called “buddy tape”).

    You may wear a splint at night for a few weeks.

    Applying heat and ice and stretching may also be helpful.

    Finger exercise usually helpful.

    Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for inflammation and pain

    Corticosteroid injection is given to reduce inflammation under the narrowed sheath

    If the finger is painful and frequently clicking or locking a steroid injection into the tendon sheath is also recommended.

    Your doctor may you an injection of cortisone into the tunnel that the tendon goes through.

    3. Keep bones and body strong

    Bone marrow produces our blood

    Eat foods rich in calcium like yogurt, cheese, milk, and dark green vegetables.

    Eat foods rich in Vitamin D, like eggs, fatty fish, cereal, and fortified milk.

    Eat food rich in Vitamins B and C such as green vegetables and fruits

    Zinc and other minerals are important to the body

    4. Get enough rest and Sleep

    Avoid stress and tension

    5. Exercise and stay active.

    It is best to do weight-bearing exercise such as walking, jogging, stair climbing, dancing, or lifting weights for 21⁄2 hours a week.

    One way to do this is to be active 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a week.

    Begin slowly especially if a person has not been active.

    6. Do not drink more than 2 alcohol drinks a day for a man or 1 alcohol drink a day for a woman.

    Alcohol use also increases the chance of falling and breaking a bone.

    Alcohol can affect the neurons and brain cells.

    Sensitivity of the nerves to the trigger finger may be affected

    7. Stop or do not begin smoking.

    It also interferes with blood supply and healing.

    Chapter 1

    Trigger Finger

    Trigger Finger is the compression of the tendon sheath of one of the tendon to the fingers or thumb (trigger thumb)

    The tendon sheath is a protective cover for the tendon which provides protection for the tendon as it travels across the finger's bones especially at the joints.

    Trigger Finger occurs as a result of narrowing of the tendon sheath and the inflammation of the tendon.

    When the tendon gets caught in the sheath, the finger becomes locked in the narrowed tendon sheath until the tendon is freed from the tight area from forced movement of the locked finger using the other hand.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Trigger Finger
    Chapter 2 Surgery of Trigger Finger
    Chapter 3 De Quarvain’s Disease
    Chapter 4 Ganglion
    Chapter 5 Finger Diseases
    Chapter 6 Dupuytren Contracture
    Chapter 7 Tenosynovitis

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateDec 22, 2014
    ISBN9781311295880
    Trigger Finger, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Disorders
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Trigger Finger, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Disorders - Kenneth Kee

      Trigger Finger

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Disorders

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2014 Smashwords Edition

      Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the Trigger Finger, Treatment and Related Conditions or in vernacular terms

      (What You Need to treat Trigger Finger)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      Ode to Trigger Finger

      Trigger finger you have made my finger stuck in a bent position

      I cannot straighten it by myself; I need to push it to enable motion

      When it becomes unstuck, it will pop out like a trigger

      It is like a swollen tendon being pushed through a narrowed tunnel

      This swollen tendon feels like a bump on the palm side of my finger

      It is where the tendon get stuck in the narrowed tunnel

      Do not do things with your hands by too much gripping

      Or carry heavy bags with handles in the palms during carrying

      Do not use the fingers to do repetitive movements

      Try not to press the handle of a chopper on the meat’s hard ligaments

      There will cause the tendon’s tunnel sheath to be compressed

      As a result the sheath tunnel will collapse and become depressed

      The treatment is to try exercising the fingers in warm water

      And stretch the tendon through the tunnel’s depressed quarter

      If that do not work you may need a shot of cortisone into the tendon sheath

      Or Surgery to cut the narrowed tendon sheath for the tendon’s relief

      -An original poem by

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