One should consider the diagnosis of a trigger finger if he/she has the following signs and symptoms:

• Pain in the palm and fingers.

• Difficulty in finger movements.

• Locking of fingers in a bent position when trying to straighten the fingers.

• There is stiffness in the fingers which tends to be more severe after a period of inactivity e.g. in the morning.

• On feeling the fingers, there is a lump or nodule felt along the line of a tendon.