The fingers of the upper limbs play an important role in human life, helping him to perform delicate work at home or during childbirth. However, the inflammation process of the small joints often occurs, especially in old age, and then the movement becomes difficult and painful, and the phalanx of the fingers bends so that the hands are deformed.
If the finger joints are painful, the cause and treatment are closely related. Let us consider them in more detail.
Finger injury-cause of discomfort
Pain and swelling in the knuckle area of the hand can be caused by many reasons:
- All types of arthritis usually affect the phalanx of the fingers. Then not only the bones will become inflamed, but the adjacent tissues will also become inflamed. Pain syndrome not only worsens after physical exertion, but also worsens after night rest. The phalanges have limited mobility, their shape changes, and redness in the joint area is visible. In rheumatoid arthritis, the phalanges of the fingers (such as the middle and index fingers) swell and become inflamed. First, joint pain, for example, in the right hand, and then in the left hand. At the same time, there will be no discomfort in the left and right hands;
- Psoriatic arthritis is characterized by the dysfunction of all joints, which stretch out and turn red. If the process is caused by various types of viruses infecting joint components, then the sharp rise in body temperature will be added to the signs of local significance, and will be accompanied by subsequent body poisoning. The symptoms of infectious arthritis in children are more pronounced than in adults;
- For stenosing ligamentitis, in addition to night pain, the main symptom is numbness. Almost all the finger joints of the upper limbs are swollen, and the left and right hands are painful. No swelling in the little finger area only;
- When the cartilage tissue begins to be destroyed, osteoarthritis will occur, then after physical labor, pain will appear and subside at night. In this case, one joint will be damaged first, and then gradually the pain will cover all the phalanges of the hand. Sometimes, the disease will occupy the base of the thumb joint, and then begin to deform and occupy the metacarpal bone;
- Severe pain is a sign of the development of osteomyelitis, manifested as the formation of purulent necrosis;
- Traumatic pathology causes inflammation of the joint capsule, where excessive synovial fluid accumulates. The affected area turned dark red and could not be touched because the joints of the fingers were immediately pierced with severe pain;
- Sometimes the pathology only manifests in the fingertips. Ulnar neuropathy is manifested by pain in the left hand, numbness and whitening of the fingertips. This is because the blood circulation of the fingertips is impaired and the proper nutrition is not obtained;
- Upper extremity hypothermia, unbearable joint pain, accompanied by cyanosis or severe redness of the affected area;
- Inflammation of the ligament of the thumb, Dequiven's disease, any movement of the hand will cause pain;
- Frequent injuries to the upper limbs including dislocations, accompanied by severe pain;
- People who have been on the computer keyboard for a long time tend to pinch nerves in their wrists, which is reflected in soreness. In addition, professional pathology includes vibration disease, the signs of which are numbness of the fingers and onset of pain.
The reasons listed indicate that the upper limb finger joints are most affected by viral or traumatic inflammatory diseases.
If your fingers are injured, how to help them
There are many ways to treat hand joints, all of which are effective in combination.
Medical procedures will relieve pain
Most importantly, the painful process can be eliminated through various medical procedures.
When the joints of the hands get enough nutrients and oxygen, regular massage will help improve peripheral blood circulation. In the process including touching, rubbing, kneading and shaking, you can complete the whole process with one finger or at one time.
Microwave therapy, when exposed to ultra-high frequency electromagnetic fields, creates conditions for vasodilation, normalization of nerve impulse pathways, and reduction of smooth muscle spasm. The effectiveness of this procedure is related to its anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antispasmodic effects. Use equipment that produces high or low pressure for local barotherapy. Usually, when other methods do not help, this procedure is used to treat bone lesions related to neurological diseases.
In order to improve the metabolic process and eliminate pain, electrophoresis can be performed, and the necessary drugs are injected into the joints of the hands using current intensity.
When a finger is injured, medicine is the basis of treatment
Nevertheless, the use of pharmaceutical preparations is still indispensable in the treatment of joint diseases:
- Non-steroidal drugs can help relieve swelling and relieve pain;
- If the disease is caused by an abnormal immune system function, a powerful drug in the prednisolone group is needed;
- Ointment with local anesthetic effect can be used to relieve the uncomfortable symptoms caused by mild inflammation;
- Cartilage protection drugs can restore the working function of joints.
Only the use of antibiotics, cytostatics, hormones, rheumatoid arthritis, uric acid-lowering drugs that remove excess urate for gout, and psoriasis can eliminate some of the causes of joint disease.
Traditional medicine recipes will save you from pain
The main methods developed by traditional therapists to relieve joint pain are related to compresses and rubbing the affected area.
- Sea salt or table salt heated in a frying pan, used as a dressing for joint pain, will gradually relieve them. Using it every day, alternating with rubbing cedar oil within a week will make you healthy.
- Compress the diseased bones with burdock leaves and wormwood decoction for 15 to 20 minutes. Applying burdock leaves to the joints can relieve discomfort.
- Porridge from ground onions can be effectively used to treat joint diseases through compression. Cabbage leaves also have a beneficial effect, which can strengthen the components of the musculoskeletal system.
- Effective treatment-wipe the affected area with apple cider vinegar, dilute it by half with water, and there will be positive results in one month.
- Prepare a solution of 20 grams of celandine in advance, one liter of olive oil, infuse it for two weeks, and massage in the morning and evening.
- Mix equal parts of honey, glycerin, alcohol, and iodine thoroughly, and apply this mixture to the affected area. The positive results will be felt within a week.
The systematic implementation of treatment measures will help keep your fingers working and healthy.
Recommendations for preventing joint pain
- Proper nutrition of the tissues can avoid the pathological changes of the skeletal system. For this reason, it is necessary to limit the use of sweet, flour, high-fat dairy products, salty and spicy smoked foods. Eat more seafood and vegetables, especially cauliflower, radish, lettuce, plus pomegranate, figs, ginger, olive oil, linseed oil, can improve bone condition, eliminate excess salt and toxins in the body.
- The joints need to rest, all kinds of light work, mostly for them to do gymnastics. Working in front of the computer, you need to knead and shake your brush every half an hour to improve blood microcirculation.
- When using vibration equipment, the hands of the limbs must be protected with gloves that tightly support the limbs.
Taking care of your hands and preventing hypothermia can prevent pain.