Natural health: 'My middle finger is stuck at a slight angle'

I have a thickened tendon in my dominant hand that is painful when typing, driving, dressing, etc. My middle finger is also stuck at a slight angle. A consultant said it’s not ‘trigger finger’ and is looking into other possible conditions. Can you recommend anything natural for pain relief in the meantime?

This sounds like a case of Dupuytren’s contracture, which differs from trigger finger due to the fact that the bent finger is unable to be pushed into a straightened position. Dupuytren’s, also referred to as palmar fibromatosis, causes the tissue across your palm to thicken and shorten — which is likely the reason why you are unable to straighten your middle finger.