4w ago

What way does your thumb bend?

Mine goes back very far but can hardly bend forward, didn't know it wasn't normal until my wife pointed it out.

Hers goes almost 90 degrees forward and only straight up and down going back

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You work in the coal mines?
- Nah diesel mechanic.
  Grease oil and shit all day
  
  Sorry but how does one grease shit?
- I guess they have to pick up whatever they can after being transported. /s
Being able to bend backwards is genetic, and at the extremes it's commonly called this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchhiker%27s_thumb
I haven't heard of your case where you can't bend it forward. Does it hurt or cause any discomfort if you try to move it forward (without help and also with some gentle pressure)?
You should wear gloves at work my friend, that cant be good to absorb through your skin
- Yeah life of a diesel mechanic.
  It's probably going to kill me eventually, but breathing in the combustion fumes is certainly worse and that's hard to avoid too
Straight up, no back bend here, and 90 degree forward at the joint near the nail, the joint near the base does not bend at all. Just genetics.
- Yarp
About 90 degrees for me
- Looks just like mine
My thumb bends towards a brighter future so only slightly
My thumbs used to bend back 90° or more but after years of abusing them and a few injuries, severed tendon here and there, they only bend forwards and straight up now :/
Not like that.
Depends how hard you bend it.
- Can bend anything with a press
I can't do that with my thumb. Mine goes straight even if I press to force to bend it backwards. It's the only finger joint that doesn't overextend, all my other fingers curve backwards nicely and even more so if I apply pressure.
Bending the thumb forwards (opposite as in your photo) is a different story. The joint can bend past the 90⁰, easily 80⁰ or more if I press it against something.
- Yeah mine doesn't go forward from vertical
that way
Nah both are the same and it doesn't hurt.
Applying pressure doesn't move it at all it just locks up
mine bends about 75° backwards and 90° forwards.
Same, both thumbs bend backward to 90°. Used to have fun back in school, saying I'd always got my set square with me for geometry.
Bout halfway that way. Age stiffens things
Mine can bend back about 75° back unassisted, nearly 90° assisted. Forward, 90° at the base joint and another 90° at the distal joint.
- We are in the blurst timeline.

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