Of all the parts of the body, the human hand has the greatest variety of movements. Dynamic activity is associated with different types of manipulations.
From simple movements to the creation of creative objects - everything is related to the activity of the hands. Due to the important participation of brushes in people's lives and work, their health is of great importance.
Often people have pain in the joints of the fingers, the motor function of the fingers is weakened. In the presence of such symptoms it is necessary to seek medical help to determine the cause and prescribe subsequent treatment of the pathology.
Irreversible processes in the body with age become the cause of various diseases. Therefore, if you feel painful sensations, you should consult a doctor.
Causes of pain
Joint pain in the hands occurs for various reasons. As a result of traumatic injuries, it most commonly occurs.
The tissue around the joint can be damaged. The transition of the disease to a chronic form contributes to deformation changes. For that reason, the possibility of complete or complete movement is disturbed.
The causes of pain in the finger joints are:
- Arthritisare an inflammatory disease that affects the articular surfaces along with the tissues surrounding them. As a result of the rheumatic process or autoimmune diseases, there is a pathological change in the connective or other tissue in the joint area. Arthritis usually affects groups of joints. Isolated inflammation is extremely rare. The disease is characterized by symmetry of inflamed joint areas. The peculiarity of the pathology is the pain when moving and resting.
- 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. Tissue swelling leads to compression of nerve fibers, which causes pain. The disease developed suddenly. Restriction of movement is accompanied by skin flushing and reduced motor activity.
- Osteoarthritis- progressive deformation of joint surfaces. Stiffness when trying to move is combined with soreness of symmetrical finger joints on the hands. Untimely treatment can lead to disability of the patient.
- GoutIs a disease associated with metabolic disorders. The chronic process proceeds with periods of worsening, in which the condition suddenly worsens. Acute pain is combined with edema and hyperemia of the skin over the affected joint. The thumb suffers first, later other joints are involved in pathological changes.
- Stenotic ligamentitis- inflammatory disease of the ligament 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 in deformation in the finger joints due to destruction of the cartilaginous ball of the joints. Worsening of pain occurs after stress on 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 bone injuries can cause bacterial flora to enter the wound, causing pus to accumulate and destroy bone. At the same time, joint pain will be complemented by symptoms of general intoxication.
What to do when your finger joints hurt? How to treat?
To determine the treatment regimen, it is necessary to determine the factor that led to the development of the disease. There are three main groups of medicinal substances used to act on the affected joints:
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, 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. According to the indications, it is injected directly into the site of inflammation.
- Immunosuppressants are the basic drugs used as antirheumatic painkillers.
There are folk recipes that relieve joint pain without the use of expensive drugs:
- To prepare the anesthetic broth, dig burdock root in the spring or fall. The cleaned and dried root is crushed and stored in a canvas bag. Boil two tablespoons of the root in a glass of water. The prepared soup is drunk three times a day.
- Quince juice relieves joint pain well. Freshly squeezed juice is mixed with barley flour in equal proportions. The porridge is applied to inflamed joints at night.
- Drink a decoction of dried celery three times a day.
- A mixture of honey and vinegar helps relieve 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, complex joint treatment should be used.