Can you cross your ring and pinky fingers?
Yes, random. I know. I was crossing my fingers for luck the other day, and I crossed my pointer and middle finger, and my pinky and ring finger. To my amazement, people around me said "Whoa! how can you cross your ring and pinky fingers like that!!!" and they could not themselves do so. I think they are wierd. They say I am. They swore to me that they were not kidding. I don't see how this is difficult. What say you?
Pinky finger pain whilst crocheting?
I don't believe there's a "one-size-fits-all" solution for pain and injuries caused by the repetitive use of our hands. I've been knitting since age 7 and crocheting since age 10, I was an office worker who used a keyboard up to 10 hours a day, and I taught keyboarding for a number of years. I've never had a repetitive stress injury from any of that, which might mean I'm phenominally lucky or it might mean that I hold my hands and arms in a way that avoids stress. I once offered a suggestion for changing hand position to prevent repetitive stress injury, and the person I mentioned this to informed me she was a typing instructor and I didn't know what I was talking about--so I tread lightly in this area, particularly when I cannot see exactly how you're holding your hands. What you might want to do is have a consultation with a physical therapist to determine if there are minor changes you can make in the way you hold and tension the yarn, the way you hold your hands, the position of your arms, and so on that will relieve stress in just the way YOU need to relieve stress. If you have already been diagnosed with RSI, your insurance should pay for periodic visits to a physical therapist.
Why can't I move my ring fingers and pinkies independently from each other?
Because they are interconnected. Also, the middle and ring fingers share a tendon. You can’t move one without affecting the other. The same is true for your thumb and index finger. It is normal.If you you are a pianist or typist and sense that your ring and pinky are “weaker,” they are not. They are just as strong and coordinated as the other fingers. What most people do or not do is that they fail to adjust the alignment from the elbow to the finger tip and they also fail to provide a proper fulcrum in the wrist and knuckle. Those fingers are only weak to those who don’t know.I strongly urge people to never try to strengthen these fingers because they will only strain and stress the tendons which will eventually scar and inflame then press on a nerve. Your fingers are coordinated and strong enough to do what you need them to do. Ignorance is the problem not exercises. If a piano teacher tries to teach finger strengthening or finger isolation . . . RUN AS FAST AND FAR AWAY FROM THAT TEACHER. They will cripple you.One wouldn’t drive a car where the wheels are out of alignment, why use the fingers that way? One wouldn’t play tennis with a broken shaft on the open throat or loose strings. One wouldn’t fish with a fishing pole that was broken in half and taped together.You and your grandmother are normal. There is nothing to fix, only learn how to use properly.
I have twitching fingers that will get stiff and curl into a claw?
I know I have carpal tunnel and the doctor said something about an ulnar nerve problem (it's the same thing as carpal tunnel just on your pinky and ring finger). My fingers have started twitching really bad on both hands. I was sitting in the car yesterday and my index and thumb got really stiff like they wanted to curl up. The only time my fingers have curled into a claw is when I've had a panic attack (from hyperventalating). But lately, if I lean on my elbow, or am sitting in the car, my fingers get really stiff to the point where I almost cant move them. They also tingle really bad and will start twitching like crazy until I get up and walk around. I type all day, but I can't find anything related to typing and twitching. I'm really scared, I read that the most common causes of finger tremors are Parkinsons and Multiple Sclerosis. Could I have this? Also, I do not have diabetes (I recently had my blood sugar checked.)
What is trigger finger and how do I get rid of it?
It's a type of stenosing tenosynovitis in which the sheath around a tendon in a thumb or finger becomes swollen or a nodule forms on the tendon itself. In either case, the tendon can no longer slide freely through its sheath. Affected digits may become painful to straighten once bent, and may make a soft crackling sound when moved. More than one finger may be affected at a time, though it usually affects the thumb, middle, or ring finger. The triggering is usually more pronounced in the morning, or while gripping an object firmly. It is called trigger finger because when the finger unlocks, it pops back suddenly, as if releasing a trigger on a gun. Risk factors for trigger finger include diabetes, swelling of the hand, work injuries involving prolonged grip or vibration, fractures of the hand and other circulatory problems. The best way to prevent this problem from getting worse is to avoid triggering the finger, which in turn leads to more swelling and more triggering. Seeking help as soon as the triggering starts can greatly improve a patient's chances of getting rid of the problem sooner. A doctor may prescribe occupational therapy or physical therapy to alleviate the swelling that causes the triggering. A patient may be given a corticosteroid shot at the base of the offending finger and then sent to therapy, or sent to therapy first to deal with the problematic triggering and resulting swelling that results from the constant triggering Some of the treatment options in occupational or physical therapy may include steroid iontophoresis treatment, splinting, therapeautic ultrasound to decrease swelling or phonophoresis (ultrasound with an anti-inflammatory dexamethasone cream). If conservative treatment does not help, the problem is often resolved by a relatively simple surgical procedure (usually outpatient, under local anesthesia). The surgeon will cut the sheath that is restricting the tendon. Treatment may include a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, hand splinting, corticosteroid injection directly around the tendon and sheath, or surgical release of the sheath.
This is a little embaressing for me but Plz help so i can get over this craving?
take three fingers......and shove them up your ***.