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From: A M Jackson on 13 Apr 2008 01:28
I am 60 years old. I am a right hand person.

Around 6 months ago, my left middle finger��s middle joint and bottom joint
around the knuckle areas got painful, particularly in the morning. When I
tried to flex my middle finger, I can feel the joint is bouncing back and
fore like a toggle switch.



In particular, my middle finger cannot fold back to touch my palm, when I am
trying to hold a fist. When I try, it is painful and unable to curl back
much.



My doctor has X ray and blood test for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Everything
tested normal.



I have tried many different physicians, physical therapist, orthopedic
specialist, none offer much. Except one athletic person suggest I have the
��soft bone�� problem. This is part of the ligament and cartilage problem.
But he did not offer much for my problem. Can anyone out there offer any
suggestions? Thank you so much.



After 6 months, now my left thumb is start having the same kind of pain too.

From: Ed on 7 May 2008 13:53
Hi,

I'm noone with professional knowledge or skills in medicine (and as
such can
give no warranty for accuracy of the information provided), but
I just happen to know a very similar problem: my father (about your
age) has
the same thing for his pointing finger, and a doctor here in Germany
says it's
a very common thing for people using their hands/fingers intensively,
e.g.
writing a lot, or working on a computer. Here it's called "rapid
finger", just
matching your description of a toggle switch.

The surgeon we talked to said it's caused by a piece of ligament that
has
got a "head" on it, which is getting stuck when you bend your finger.
He
also said it's a trivial operation, takes 20 minutes, is done
ambulatorily and
with a local anaesthesia.

Hope this helps!

Ed

On Apr 13, 7:28 am, "A M Jackson" <no.s...(a)no.spam.com> wrote:
> I am 60 years old. I am a right hand person.
>
> Around 6 months ago, my left middle finger��s middle joint and bottom joint
> around the knuckle areas got painful, particularly in the morning. When I
> tried to flex my middle finger, I can feel the joint is bouncing back and
> fore like a toggle switch.
>
> In particular, my middle finger cannot fold back to touch my palm, when I am
> trying to hold a fist. When I try, it is painful and unable to curl back
> much.
>
> My doctor has X ray and blood test for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Everything
> tested normal.
>
> I have tried many different physicians, physical therapist, orthopedic
> specialist, none offer much. Except one athletic person suggest I have the
> ��soft bone�� problem. This is part of the ligament and cartilage problem.
> But he did not offer much for my problem. Can anyone out there offer any
> suggestions? Thank you so much.
>
> After 6 months, now my left thumb is start having the same kind of pain too.

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