About trigger thumb

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As a painful condition, trigger thumb make a child’s fingers or thumb catch, click, or pop while straightening.


The triggered thumb of the child can also lock in a bent position. The child has to use the other hand to straighten the thumb lock.


The condition is more common among adults who move their fingers and thumbs frequently are more likely to develop trigger thumb.


Hence, the condition is found in musicians, farmers, industrial workers, and smokers.


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