Finger joint locking up
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The locking progresses in severity from my index finger to my pinkie, with the pinkie finger locking the tightest. I know that trigger finger usually locks the knocking knuckles, but I've never heard of someones base knuckles locking up. Anyone else have this problem?
Just as a side note, I had knee surgery a year and a half ago. My knee cap dislocated, and when I collapsed onto my knee, somehow a piece of my femur chipped off.
What you have is probably trigger finger. This is associated with catching, snapping or locking of the involved finger flexor tendon, resulting in inability to move the finger and pain. The diagnostic thing is that you can unlock the lock and start the finger functioning again. Treatment is by injecting steroid into the tendon. If that fails, this can be surgically corrected. Please consult an orthopedic specialist. Hope this helps.
Hello Michelle,
I am sorry that you are having these joint "locking" issues and pain. Knees and elbows are obviously are joints. Are you having pain in other joints. Joint pain can often be a result of an inflammatory process.
The popping sounds can be signs that your joints and bones have too much stress on them and are rubbing together in place they shouldn't and popping out of places they should be.
So, I've had mono for almost a month now. It's made me a lot less active than I usually am. So, when I started noticing that both pinky fingers were starting to lock up, I thought it was just due to my lack of movement and really only being on the computer all day or sleeping. Now that I've gotten a bit more active, I'm not so sure anymore. The joint locking is painless and mainly in my pinky fingers except for after I sleep, then it tends to impact more fingers.
About two weeks ago I was coming down the stairs and my knee locked up and I got this terrible biurning pain right where my knee joint and knee cap meet on the right side. I was in agony and could hardly put any weight on my right leg because it felt like it would give out. Then after a half hour or so the pain went away and I was back to normal. It happens every once in awhiile mostly while I am coming down stairs. What could this be and what could be causing it?
My brother has been having problems with his joints locking up. I believe this is particularly occurring in his arms. For example if he punches outward, sometimes his elbow locks up midway, causing extreme pain. This also occurs when lifting weights. He can't lift very heavy weights, or he locks up and has extreme pain; he currently is trying to work around this by using two hands to lift a single 15lb weight.
I woke up two days ago with sore joint (closest to palm) on ring finger on right hand. Hand and fingers got more swollen as day progressed. Took anti inflammatory tablet that night with dinner and next morning everything back to normal with only a little bit of joint pain. As anti inflammatory has worn off - back to sore joint and swollen hand and fingers (not ridiculously swollen but tight when clenching fist). Can move joint but is noticeably sore.
The pain is just under and in front of the bone protrusion on the inside of my leg like right in the joint. The original injury my fot rolled up on the inside of my leg resulting in the Talus fracture. The pain has been pretty much there ever since the injury It just has different degrees of intensity. Most of the time it fells pretty good.
Followed up with family doctor in a week, another xray, he said yes cracked around middle joint (side of the middle joint that faces towards middle finger). However the next day he phoned and said no its not broken.
About a month later went to physiotherapy which included ultrasound treatment and compressions stocking. This lasted about three to four months.
In Spring of this year I had no improvement.
t experience pain while walking, but if I have been sitting, squatting, or bending at the waist, and then stand, the entire joint just locks right up. I end up literally suspended for about 10 seconds until the joint releases. This has been happening for about 6 months.
I have had physical therapy, was put on Naproxen, was on crutches for several weeks, iced multiple times a day... I have also had an MRI and an MRI with dye, which was "unremarkable.
Shortly after that, my wrist started locking up. It locks up at an angle bent towards my thumb. This happens every night and sometimes during the day. I have to physically "pop" it back into place. It isn't painful when it locks up just really annoying. The extreme pain comes every morning when I push it back in place. I have been to an ortho. They did X-rays and an MRI. All they found was the tendonitis.
i have suffered knee pain for just over 3yrs, graually getting worse, now at the piont i have to have my knees strapped up every day,after repeat visits to the docs, a foot specialist tells me i have shrinking muscles in my legs causeing the knee pain, because my legs are not flexiable enough.my job intails alot of excerise, i do 8hour shifts without sitting + lots of walking, i cant seem to find any help on internet.
This resolved itself within a few days but I continue to have pain, locking, popping and weakness. The weakness first started in 1998 when someone kicked my leg in from behind me and my knee has given way in 2005, resulting in a bone bruise on my shin from hitting a step on the bus. The bone bruise has healed although I have a dent in my shin from where I hit it.
Popping sound when straightening my leg from a bent position.
Then I got the second injection and that lasted for almost 8 months before my ankle started locking up on me again when I would climb stairs etc. I probably should have got the third injection after 6 months, but just wasn't able to get in. Had the third injection about a month ago now and I can walk with very little irritation of the joint. It is still quite swollen, but at least it doesn't hurt. I would recommend you give it a try.
He was walking normally in the morning and had his breakfast then we he tried to stand up and walk he felt pain in his knee and below and had to crawl.
He has no fever and there is no swelling or bruise on his leg. he can bend his knee normally.
We are very worried. please tell us what to do.
ve been having minor pain in the smallest joint on my fourth finger on my right hand. Because I work seven days a week during the school year, I never saw the doctor. But it started getting worse. It hurts, if my fist is closed, to bump the knuckle from above. It also hurts to stretch my fingers out (laying flat is okay, but if I try to stretch them at all, it hurts).
Are stairs your problem or prolonged kneeling? If so, then patellofemoral joint arthrosis. If you have locking/catching/clicking and pain on the inside/medial of your knee then likely meniscus tear. If the pain is bad enough, I'd see your PCP who can get an MRI to rule out other things such as meniscus, ACL, OCD lesions, PVNS, etc. Try nsaids, home pt, quad stretching/strengthening.
m a house painter and recently brought my hand down onto the sharp point of one of my painting tools. It cut into the side if my rt hand middle finger, middle joint (between the knuckle and the lower joint) It bled a bit and swelled up of course. That was over two weeks ago. I still have noticable swelling in that joint, especially on the rt side, and considerable pain. The rest of my hand hurts lately, probably from compensating for the lack of use of the middle finger. Any ideas?
2 weeks ago I slipped again and hit my tibia in the same place. It did not bleed but swelled up and it is still red and bruised. When I run my finger along the tibia bone it is still sore and tender and hurts more when squeezed. It even aches when I put weight on it and my knee has also been more unstable in locking up and aching.
Should I be taken for an x ray?
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