Of all the parts of the body, the human hand has the greatest variety of movements. Dynamic activity is associated with various types of manipulation.
From ordinary movements to the creation of objects of creativity, everything is related to the activity of the hands. Due to the important role of brushes in human life and work, your health is of great importance.
Often people have pain in the finger joints, the motor function of the fingers is impaired. In the presence of such symptoms, it is necessary to seek medical help to identify the cause and prescribe further treatment of the pathology.
Irreversible processes in the body with age become the cause of various diseases. Therefore, if you experience any painful sensations, you should consult a doctor.
Causes of pain
Joint pain in the hands appears for several reasons. As a result of traumatic injuries, it appears more often.
The tissue around the joint can be damaged. The transition from diseases to a chronic form contributes to deformational changes. For this reason, the possibility of a full or complete movement is interrupted.
The causes of pain in the finger joints are:
- ArthritisThey are an inflammatory disease that affects the joint surfaces together with the surrounding tissues. As a result of a rheumatic process or autoimmune diseases, a pathological change occurs in the connective tissue or other tissue in the joint area. Arthritis usually affects groups of joints. Isolated inflammation is extremely rare. The disease is characterized by the symmetry of the inflamed joint areas. A distinctive feature of the pathology is pain in movement and at rest.
- Rheumatoid arthritis- the disease is infectious-allergic in nature. A feature of the pathology is the appearance of foci in the small joints of the bones. The swelling of the tissues leads to compression of the nerve fibers, which causes pain. The disease develops suddenly. Restriction of movement is accompanied by reddening of the skin and decreased motor activity.
- Osteoarthritis- Progressive deformation of the articular surfaces. Stiffness when trying to move is combined with pain in the symmetrical joints of the fingers. Inappropriate treatment can lead to disability for the patient.
- DropIt is a disease associated with metabolic disorders. The chronic process progresses with periods of exacerbation, in which the deterioration of the condition occurs abruptly. Acute pain is combined with edema and hyperemia of the skin over the diseased joint. The thumb is the first to suffer, then other joints are included in the pathological changes.
- Stenosing ligamentitis- Inflammatory disease of the ligamentous apparatus of the finger joints. Damage to the annular ligaments causes pain in the fingers.
- Rhizarthrosisassociated with severe stress or compression of the thumb joint.
- Osteoarthritis- change of deformation in the joints of the fingers due to the destruction of the cartilaginous ball of the joints. The exacerbation of pain occurs after stress on the diseased joints. Immobilized joints do not hurt.
- Osteomyelitis- damage to bone tissue and bone marrow. Necrotic and purulent changes develop not only in the bones, but also in the joints. Open injuries to the bones can cause bacterial flora to enter the wound, causing pus to collect and destroy the bone. At the same time, joint pain will be supplemented by symptoms of general intoxication.
What to do when finger joints hurt? How to deal with?
To determine the treatment regimen, it is necessary to establish the factor that led to the development of the disease. There are three main groups of medicinal substances that are used to affect affected joints:
- Non-steroidal drugs with anti-inflammatory action, when used, the biochemical cascade of reactions that cause inflammation is stopped.
- Glucocorticoids have a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect. The funds are used for general and local therapy. As directed, it is injected directly into the focus of inflammation.
- Immunosuppressants are basic drugs that are used as antirheumatic pain relievers.
There are popular recipes with which joint pain is relieved without the use of expensive drugs:
- To prepare an anesthetic broth, extract the burdock root in spring or fall. The peeled and dried root is crushed and stored in a cloth bag. Prepare two tablespoons of the root in a glass of water. The prepared broth is drunk three times a day.
- Quince juice relieves joint pain well. The freshly squeezed juice is mixed with barley flour in equal proportions. The porridge is applied to the inflamed joints at night.
- Drink a decoction of dried celery three times a day.
- A mixture of honey and vinegar contributes to the relief of acute pain. The mixture is placed on the sore spot, covered with wax paper.
- The use of ginger relieves joint pain caused by the inflammatory process.
The methods of traditional medicine will help in the early course. In advanced and chronic cases, it is necessary to use a complex joint treatment.