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Title: pain in fingers
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 21, 2013, 03:32:48 pm
Lately ive been having some pain in my fingers (drawing hand). The middle knuckles feel like they're being pulled apart. I guess that technically they are. Does anyone else have this problem or heard of this before?
Title: Re: pain in fingers
Post by: Pat B on February 21, 2013, 03:36:30 pm
You might have tendonitis or a similar "over use syndrom" type ailment. You should probably give it a rest and take an antiinflamitory drug. Maybe even go see a doctor.  ;)
Title: Re: pain in fingers
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 21, 2013, 03:44:04 pm
Take a rest from shooting?!  :o what's this madness you speak of Pat? Lol jk ill take it easy the next few days. Ill shoota light bow if the archery bug bites me too hard lol.
Title: Re: pain in fingers
Post by: Pat B on February 21, 2013, 03:49:11 pm
Are you using a glove or tab of just bare fingers? A glove or tab will help.
Title: Re: pain in fingers
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 21, 2013, 04:01:24 pm
I use tabs.
Title: Re: pain in fingers
Post by: Don on February 25, 2013, 11:09:14 pm
Hope it's nothing like mine.
I've got what the Doc calls trigger finger along with arthritis.
Going in Wednesday for surgery. Doc says do nothing for 4 to 6 weeks. Ya right, we'll see.
Good luck with it.
Title: Re: pain in fingers
Post by: JW_Halverson on February 25, 2013, 11:16:06 pm
Hope it's nothing like mine.
I've got what the Doc calls trigger finger along with arthritis.
Going in Wednesday for surgery. Doc says do nothing for 4 to 6 weeks. Ya right, we'll see.
Good luck with it.

And right after finishing that bow?  Oh, bad juju, baaad juju!
Title: Re: pain in fingers
Post by: stickbender on February 26, 2013, 04:07:24 am

     Just for poops, and giggles, get some "Arnica Montana" (Leopard's Bane)
It is amazing stuff, for inflammation, bruising, pulled muscles, tendons, etc.
  Try it and see if it helps.  Won't hurt! ;)  You can get it at your local health food store, or you can order it in little glass bottles of 500.  Down in Florida, I only found it in a little tube, with maybe a 120 little tablets.  I get it here, for $10.00 /500.  It is a little white pill, and you place four under your tongue, two to three times a day, or more, depending on your injury, or pain.
You can order it from,........ OK, I can't say their name on here, I guess, but here is the toll free number for a catalog.  1-800-HOMEOPATHY. ;) I have used it many times, and it is the first thing people here grab, when they have an injury, or up coming surgery, etc. 

                                                           Wayne
Title: Re: pain in fingers
Post by: Huntinfool on March 16, 2013, 03:24:21 am
Hope it's nothing like mine.
I've got what the Doc calls trigger finger along with arthritis.
Going in Wednesday for surgery. Doc says do nothing for 4 to 6 weeks. Ya right, we'll see.
Good luck with it.

I have it in my left fore finger and middle and ring finger on RH.

I think mine comes from sleeping on my hands/arms for most my life it's catchin up to me now. My doc said not to do the surgery unless I have to!

How's yours doin' Don?

~HF~
Title: Re: pain in fingers
Post by: BOWMAN53 on March 18, 2013, 12:59:54 am
My finger feels alot better now. I guess i just needed to take a break from shooting.
Title: Re: pain in fingers
Post by: Don on March 18, 2013, 04:40:24 pm
My finger feels alot better now. I guess i just needed to take a break from shooting.

Glad to hear your's is doing better.
Had mine taken care of and is a little stiff but good. I was shooting one of my light wieght bows afew days later.
Title: Re: pain in fingers
Post by: Thesquirrelslinger on March 21, 2013, 10:54:32 pm
I do like being young... I never have problems with that.
I shoot a ton, a 50 pound recurve @28", I actually draw it 30" sometimes(I shoot 32" primtive arrows off of a fiber bow)...
I use either 2 finger or thumb draw, no gaurds, nuthin. I also like how the tips of my 2 fingers are like leather. I never get cuts... very, very convienent for a woodcarver.