Has anyone heard of trigger points and pinkie pain?

Question

I have been the gamut with doctors, specialists and a neuro who was a real *****, sorry and said i had CTS of the pinkies. Now how stupid is this? Someone just mentioned a brief tidbit about trigger points and i didnt get a full answer. Anyone?

Skylight, you email me at [e-mail] and tell me more? I've never run into ANYONE else who has pinkie pain and I've been miserable for about three years now. Tell me about you. Silk

Carpal tunnel syndrome is exactly as it says, it affects the carpal tunnel. Your pinkies don't have anything to do whatsoever with the carpal tunnel where the medial nerve runs and gets squished. Your pinkies are affected by the unla nerve running alongside the hand and not in the tunnel at all that's why this dx is so troubling. I've found nothing to support cts and the pinkie.

Answer 1

Trigger points are rather easy to explain. When your body gets tensed up from exertion, stress, nerves, pain, and a lot of other things, your muscles and nerve endings work against each other. Sometimes it may feel like a knot along your muscles, other times a small spot that is very tender to touch. Only a doctor can truly diagnose these. It isn't like a broken bone, they don't show up on XRays.

The doctor can provide a shot of a local numbing medicine directly into the spot. The medicine will cause the muscle and nerve to relax and release the tension that they are placing on each other.

I have never heard of one associated with the hand, but I haven't been looking either. It may be as common as apple pie.

Answer 2

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome often first occurs in your pinkies and it really hurts! There are exercises you can do to help relieve it. Some physical therapy can help.Go here:

http://www.eatonhand.com/hw/ctexercise.htm

OR here:

http://www.will-harris.com/yoga/rsi.html
Here's some helpful info on trigger points.

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020215/653.html

Honestly working with the trigger points can really help. Why did you think it was stupid?

Here's a link to a book that helps you work on trigger points yourself. Your library might even have it or be able to get through interlibrary loan if you can't buy it.

http://www.triggerpointbook.com/

Good luck with it! I hope the pain ends soon!

Answer 3

For understandable information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies - it explains and teaches you what to do.

Answer 4

ALL I KNOW ABOUT PINKY PAIN THAT IT HURTS AND I HAVE A QUESTION RIGHT NOW ABOUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT SO IF YOU KKNOW PLEASE ANSWER IT B/C MY PINKY REALLLLLLY HURTS!