Morning trigger finger, what treatement

Hi, I started climbing in January, twice a week, everything is going well but for the past 2 months i wake up with what seems to be trigger finger (stif fingers i can't bend).
I put my hands under cold water and it passes: first they click as i bend them, then all goes back to normal.

My concern is that it's getting worse, it used to take 30secondes under the water, now i need long massage for about 5 minutes on some fingers to use them without clicking.

I warm up before every climbing session and stretch every day between session days.

From what i understand the tendons get inflamated and form balls that can't go though the sheath. Is there anything i can do better or any cream i can apply to avoid that ?

Thanks

Julien Dev wrote: Hi, I started climbing in January, twice a week, everything is going well but for the past 2 months i wake up with what seems to be trigger finger ...

From what i understand the tendons get inflamated and form balls that can't go though the sheath. Is there anything i can do better or any cream i can apply to avoid that ?

Thanks

Regarding same, a surgeon said to me: 1) "... cut the pulley (sheath) is the only permanent answer, as 2) that pulley isn't needed anyway, and 3) when the finger locks up so it can't move, call me" when I opted to not have that done. This was after I'd had the symptom for nearly a year, so at this point, you may be able to tend to it so that it doesn't get (much) worse. You might want to see a surgeon, then perhaps a PT to see what opinion is available from that perspective.

Thanks,
I hope i can reverse the effectsi saw that inflitrations can decrease inflamation.

What was your experience of the symptomes ? did your fingers click all the time and it got more and more painful ? or was it after the effort ? ...

Obviously need to confirm trigger finger over other types of contractures (see orthopedic physician/surgeon).  You might be early enough along that splinting or steroid injection may help (both should be organized thru orthopedic surgeon) but at same time severity of yours may simply require surgery as other 2 options may not be helpful if it is already locking up severely.  I have had 1 finger fixed. I do not notice it climbing & no recurrence so far or other fingers involved, tho that may change

I don't think this is trigger finger.  I had the same thing - stiffness in the AM that went away, slowly got worse over 6 months.  At first it didn't interfere with climbing at all, so I didn't think much about it.  Then it started to hurt afterwards, and then a little bit during.  Didn't notice any particular catalyst, but went to see an orthopedic surgeon who after MRI confirmed it's an A2 pulley rupture.  I'd get it checked out sooner rather than later. 

Hit some ibuprofen to get the inflammation down. Depending on the severity, it can heal without surgery.

Stop climbing until you see a doctor.