I have been having problems in my index finger for a while now - 9 months to be exact.
After seeing a couple of different physios and a hand specialist, it seems to have started with damage to the collateral ligament on the inside of the finger (nearest other fingers). After climbing on this for a while - a stupid move, I know - I gave up and rested it for a while.
That was March. I have been climbing and assisted hanging (very little weight on it) once or twice a week for about a month now, and made a lot of progress. No pain when climbing and only mild pain for a few hours the next morning. It is definitely still not right though.
One hand specialist agreed with the other regarding ligament damage, but from an exam felt that this was now healed: there is no unusual flexion etc. She did find what she thought was a trigger finger like lump on the tendon in the palm below the finger. Not noticing much here though.
I've read pretty much everything I can find on here, but not seen too much discussed about my particular problem. At the moment, if I gently close all other fingers, extend my left index finger until it is straight, and then flex it (right word) horizontally to the right, there is definite clicking (again not the right word, more of a feeling of intermittent resistance) and a feeling like a lump moving with the finger right at the base between index and middle (where the loose skin joins fingers).
Could this be causing the residual pain? Anyone had similar experiences? I realise that such a long break might have been a bad idea now. Not really any time to see more specialists as we have moved U.K. region, and are leaving for good after christmas...for somewhere I definitely want to be able to climb properly.
