<Description>
① Left middle finger
② Right middle finger and left thumb
＜Acupuncture Points Used＞
① L.T3(1)
② R.T3(1) L.T1(1) L.T7(1)
*T indicates a thoracic vertebrae and # spcifies the hight. (1) is SEIDO acupuncture original points near a vertebrae.
＜Progress＞
・The symptoms of middle fingers for both case disappeared after a couple of treatments.
・The symptom of thumb took longer, but it disappeared after 4 treatments.
＜Implication＞
A root cause of trigger finger is often found around thoracic vertebrae. That is one reason why caring only the finger do not ease the symptom.
A thumb of human-being has complex functions compared to other fingers. It usually takes longer to heal.
In either case, it is important to carefully observe the body, find and treat the root cause of the symptom.