What causes trigger thumb?

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What causes trigger thumb?

 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.

ďƒź The child has to use the other hand to straighten the thumb lock. ďƒź The condition is more common among adults who move their fingers and thumbs frequently are more likely to develop trigger thumb.

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

Causes Normally, children have trigger thumbs between the ages of one to three. Likewise, they can have triggered thumb in one hand or both hands.

 However, trigger thumb is not caused by any injury or medical condition.  The parents must get the child’s trigger thumb examined and diagnosed by an experienced orthopaedic to identify the causes and symptoms precisely.

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