The human hand is the most perfect tool that nature and evolution have invented. With the help of this "tool", an absolute number of manipulations are performed that are necessary for life: from everyday life to the most subtle. That is why the appearance of pain in the joints of the hands is a significant problem that overshadows the most common things.
Causes of possible pain
Of course, the pain syndrome does not arise from scratch and is caused by various lesions, such as:
- arthritis;
- rheumatism;
- arthrosis;
- gout;
- various bruises, dislocations, sprains and other mechanical damage.
Arthritis
The main signs of arthritis of the fingers, in addition to the manifestation of pain, include swelling, swelling and severe redness of the skin over the affected joint. According to the type of prerequisites that cause arthritis, the disease is distinguished into infectious and rheumatoid.
Infectious arthritis
The cause of this manifestation is contamination by toxins and bacteria. Which got into the joint with the flow of blood or lymph. Therefore, the best prevention, which will prevent infection from entering the blood, is the observance of basic rules of hygiene and asepsis. Otherwise, the affected joints are treated with antibiotic drugs.
In addition, it is very important to understand one rule: if there is a suspicion of arthritis, then it is necessary to diagnose all adjacent tissues: ligaments, tendons and blood vessels, as well as the forearm, shoulder joint and wrist. Since the prerequisites for pain in the wrist joints can be hidden in the malfunctioning of the articular joints in a single limb.
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is the result of the combined effects of various damaging factors, such as infections, intense physical activity, and an unhealthy lifestyle. All these factors, as a rule, increase with age and take a person's joints into "ticks", causing pain. In principle, now there is no effective method of treating this disease, but remission is possible.
Rheumatism
Rheumatism is known as very unpleasant sudden sharp pains. He brought this sharpness of his manifestations into the joints of the fingers, also accompanying the whole process with redness, swelling and impaired freedom of movement. Add to this a possible rash and an increase in body temperature, and a complete picture of the disease will be drawn, the treatment of which is already possible only with the help of a doctor.
Arthrosis
This disease is characterized by a gradual deformation of the articular joints in the hands. The disease develops gradually: at first, a slight pain appears, which gradually increases over the years, accompanied by a feeling of stiffness in the joints and gradual difficulty in moving the wrist joints, especially in the fingers. One of the most obvious signs is the symmetry of pain: the joints hurt on both hands, and the thumbs are affected first, and then everything in turn.
Gout on the hands
This reason, as a rule, is characteristic of the ankle joints, but often occurs on the carpal joints. Gout is caused by a large deposition of purines in the tissue of the joint and joint fluid, purines are found in fatty meat products - this means that the cause of the disease may be due to improper dietary behavior.
Generally speaking, all diseases lead to the following process: the joint of the thumb begins to undergo pain syndrome, and over time all the other fingers undergo pain, at first the pain causes slight inconvenience, but over time it increases under the influence of external and internal factors (cold, heat, fatigue) and leads to the impossibility of performing even the simplest finger manipulations.
It is a pity, but just when the fingers are already almost giving up, most people turn to clinics to receive qualified help.
On the treatment of pain in the joints of the fingers
If there is a problem when the joints of the fingers hurt, then its solution is possible only with one's own will and qualified services of a rheumatologist or osteopath. It is these two doctors, depending on the degree of the lesion, who prescribe specific procedures and medications.
List of elementary actions in the event of pain in the hands:
- Seeing a doctor (surgeon, rheumatologist, osteopath);
- Independent use of chondoprotectors;
- The use of pain relief;
- Self-help gymnastic exercises that allow you to gently develop the joints of the hands.
Chondoprotectors are special substances that replace the destroyed cartilage tissue, restoring it. This effect is achieved due to the specific composition of the preparations, the active substance of which is very close to the structure of the cartilage. In addition, the effect of the drug is enhanced by the content of mineral and vitamin complexes and extracts of medicinal herbs and plants, which are able to eliminate inflammation, pain and increase the overall tone of the joints.
Pain relief is used, as a rule, in those situations when the pain is so severe that it makes it impossible to live normally. Pain can spread in foci to the wrist joint, forearm and shoulder.
In gymnastic manipulations, an important rule is the gradual increase in the load from the most scanty. Further, the load increases in proportion to the capabilities of the joints under the supervision of the attending physician, self-control and correct calculation of one's own strength are also important.
- If the pain is caused by the manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis, then the most drastic measure is surgical treatment. Although in a very large percentage of cases, physical therapy of the affected joint, heating and acupuncture gives very good results. It has been proven that exercise on the horizontal bar and swimming just as well dulls rheumatoid arthritis and the progress of the disease is significantly slowed down.
- Lesions that are caused by arthrosis are somewhat more difficult to treat, since they are accompanied by deformation and the fact that the synovial fluid (joint lubrication) stops working. Against the background of these manifestations, degradation of tissues around the joint begins. Treatment involves an integrated approach to the use of non-steroidal pain relievers. If the pains are characterized by great strength, then pain relief can be applied internally. It is also obligatory to take chondoprotectors. An arthroscopy procedure is mandatory - local opening of the joint and visualization of the processes in the joint and its image on the screen.
It must be remembered that a devil-may-care attitude at the initial stage will lead to a complication of treatment and a possible loss of working capacity of the hands. Hand joints, like others, need to be taken care of from a young age.