Of all 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 participation of brushes in human life 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 impaired. In the presence of such symptoms, it is necessary to consult a doctor to identify the cause and prescribe the subsequent treatment of the pathology.
Irreversible processes in the body with age become the cause of various diseases. Therefore, if you experience painful sensations, you should consult a doctor.
Causes of pain
Joint pain in the hands appears for various reasons. As a result of traumatic injuries, it appears more often.
The tissue around the joint can be damaged. The transition of diseases to a chronic form contributes to deformative changes. For this reason, the possibility of full or complete movement is interrupted.
Causes of finger joint pain are:
- Arthritisare an inflammatory disease that affects the joint surfaces along with the surrounding tissues. As a result of a rheumatic process or autoimmune diseases, a pathological change occurs 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 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. Movement restriction is accompanied by redness of the skin and decreased motor activity.
- Arthrosis- progressive deformation of the articular surfaces. Stiffness when trying to move is combined with pain in the symmetrical joints of the fingers on the hands. Premature treatment can lead to patient disability.
- GoutIt is a disease associated with metabolic disorders. The chronic process proceeds 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, later other joints are included in the pathological changes.
- Stenosing ligamentosis- inflammatory disease of the ligament apparatus of the joints of the fingers. Damage to the annular ligaments causes pain in the fingers.
- Rizarthrosisassociated with severe stress or compression of the thumb joint.
- Osteoarthritis- change in deformation of the joints of the fingers due to the destruction of the cartilage sphere 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 bone can cause bacterial flora to enter the wound, causing pus to accumulate and destroy the bone. At the same time, joint pain will be complemented by symptoms of general intoxication.
What to do when the joints of the fingers hurt? How to treat?
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 used to affect the affected joints:
- Non-steroidal drugs with anti-inflammatory action, when used, the biochemical cascade of reactions that cause inflammation is interrupted.
- Glucocorticoids have a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect. Funds are used for general and local therapy. According to the indications, it is injected directly into the focus of inflammation.
- Immunosuppressants are basic drugs used as antirheumatic pain relievers.
There are folk recipes by which joint pain is relieved without the use of expensive drugs:
- To make an anesthetic broth, dig 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. Freshly squeezed juice is mixed with barley flour in equal proportions. Gruel is applied to inflamed joints at night.
- Drink a decoction of dry celery three times a day.
- A mixture of honey and vinegar contributes to acute pain relief. The mixture is placed on the sore spot, covered with greaseproof paper.
- The use of ginger relieves joint pain caused by the inflammatory process.
Methods of traditional medicine will help at the beginning of the course. In advanced and chronic cases, complex joint treatment must be used.