Are trigger finger and carpal tunnel syndrome related?
Carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger are both disorders of your hand and wrist. Carpal tunnel syndrome is pain, numbness and tingling in your forearm and hand, caused by pressure on a nerve in your wrist. Trigger finger is a condition where a tendon in your finger becomes inflamed and catches against the sheath that surrounds it. This can cause your finger to make a clicking sound as you bend it, or it may become locked in a bent position. Trigger finger commonly exists at the same time as other disorders of your hand and wrist, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
