Strange Pain....?

[Sir_Hops_Alot]

When riding i get a strange pain in my little finger on my left hand, it only comes when i do drops and gaps and stuff. When i'm pulling on the bars hard.It's the bit closest to me knuckle on my hand that hurts on the under side. Any idea's why this is guys?

[Ash-Kennard]

an unbelieveable pain? within the joint?

if so, i had that, lasted for about 2 weeks then never did it again, had been riding about 1 1/2-2 years couldnt hold the bars properly because of it.

[NVWOCI WVS]

could be pressure on a nerve in the palm of your hand that triggers it?

[Sir_Hops_Alot]

Yeah it only hurts when i ride, its between the joint from my hand and the first joint in my finger on the underside.

[Ben John-Hynes]

i get it sometimes

i think it gets less painfull as time goes on

i just stopped doing gaps and big drops for a bit

and now it's just a small ache!

As for your question,

not sure what thetechnical term or explanation is though!

Ben

[Sir_Hops_Alot]

Thanks alot guys, hopefully it will go away as its very distracting.

[Sonny Clarke]

PAIN IS TEMPORARY, GLORY IS FOREVER!!!!!

[Ben John-Hynes]

PAIN IS TEMPORARY, GLORY IS FORVEVER

So cheesy, but so true!

[steve@banbury-trials]

When riding i get a strange pain in my little finger on my left hand, it only comes when i do drops and gaps and stuff. When i'm pulling on the bars hard.It's the bit closest to me knuckle on my hand that hurts on the under side.

exactly the same as what i get,same place and everything,first got it about 6weeks ago and still got it now,its died down a little now.hmm strange

steve

[Ben John-Hynes]

I think it's due to the fact that, when you hold on to a pole or bar(handlebar) your little finger is the one gripping tightest

as it's smaller than the others

and because it's smaller it doesn't curve as much

and it may also be due to the fact that our fingers start at different levels

so the hand isn't gripping evenly on the bar!

just done some facsinating research by gripping and holding a pen!

Ben

[grantham]

I've also got the same problem but mine hurts me all the time at the moment had it for 3-4 months so far, just cant shake it off, new grips seemed to help it for a bit, will have to have a play

[Tomm]

It's tendinitis. I had it in my ring finger for ages. It takes ages to go away but it doesn't get worse so I just carried on riding (and climbing) and it was fine. If it hurts, either stop or just dose up on ibuprofen.

[Sir_Hops_Alot]

Hahaha cheers guys atleast i'm not alone, and thanks for all the help.