Trigger finger

What you need to know:

Trigger finger is a miserable condition. You’ll find it uncomfortable when your affected finger gets stuck, catches on things like pockets, bits of paper or the wrong key on your laptop. But although it’s irritating, it’s not a serious condition. Before resorting to surgery it’s worth trying natural anti-inflammatories.

The most useful Herbs:

Birch
Black cohosh
Meadowsweet
Poplar
Willow
Devil’s claw
Ginger - extracts of the medicinal Chinese variety of this herb.

The most useful Supplements:

Green-lipped mussel extract
Evening primrose oil
Glucosamine
Cod liver oil
Fish oils
Pycnogenol

Other useful advice:

Aromatherapy oils can be very effective - try rubbing properly diluted eucalyptus oil into the finger several times a day.

The useful complementary therapies are: Osteopathy, for mobilisation; and Acupuncture, for pain relief.

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