3. Morning Stiffness in the Fingers
People who are living with trigger finger notice a slow onset of symptoms affecting the flexion of their finger. At first, the condition presents signs of mild pain and discomfort or irritation. However, if left unnoticed and untreated, the disorder progresses as the tendons begin to tighten and thicken due to excessive inflammation.
As a result of the inflammation, one of the first signs of trigger finger is stiffness in the fingers upon waking. Overnight, your hands have time to rest. Unfortunately, people with trigger fingers don’t recover from inflamed tendons overnight. The rest reduces the mobility of the ligament through its sheath, leading to feelings of mild pain when you open and close your hands in the morning.
As the disorder progresses, the morning stiffness will last longer, with some affected individuals noticing that it takes longer to get the tendons in their hands warm and mobile. If left untreated, symptoms of stiffness will steadily increase.