Currently, people of different age groups have various cardiovascular, nervous, rheumatological and bone diseases.Anyone at any age can get sick.But the most common diseases are the musculoskeletal system.These diseases can occur in both older and younger people.Small joints are most often affected, such joints include the formations of the hands and feet.For what reasons do the joints of bone structures hurt, what causes pain in the joints of the fingers and how is it treated?
Reasons
When pain appears in the hand area, we do not pay due attention to it until a certain point.meanwhile, the progression and development of the disease occurs.What diseases can cause pain in the joints of the fingers?The most common diseases of the bone joints that can cause a painful attack:
- Polyosteoarthrosis of bone joints.
- Arthritis (rheumatoid or psoriatic).
- Worsening of gout.
- Tendonitis
- Articulation.
- Limb injury.
- Microcirculation disorder.
- Pathology of nerve endings or spine.
- Untimely treatment of chronic diseases.
Why do my knuckles hurt?Pain in the finger joints in various pathologies has different causes.Let's consider in detail the characteristics of pain in various pathologies.
Osteoarthritis
When polyosteoarthritis occurs, pain in the finger joints can occur in both people under 45 and people over 55.With this pathology, a characteristic feature is that when the joints are damaged, Heberden's nodes appear.They are located on the back of the palm, which is also characteristic of the fact that they are formed in the same way (on the right and left hand at the same time in similar places).
Nodules may appear on the phalanges of the fingers (the index and middle fingers are most often affected).It is at the time of the formation of such a nodule that the patient can feel an unpleasant burning sensation, pain, swelling and redness.First of all, it is necessary to treat the original cause.
Rheumatoid arthritis
With rheumatoid arthritis, finger joints hurt in 6-7 percent of cases.The disease can appear in people of different age groups, women are more often affected and it forms against a background of emotional stress, after colds, infections or hypothermia.The disease begins with inflammatory changes, then the affected joint swells slightly, the pain worsens when bending the phalanges of the right and left hand.The lesion is usually symmetrical and other joints, even large ones, may be involved.
The pathology has an inflammatory nature of the pain (intensifies at night and in the morning, and during the day and evening the pain attack subsides slightly).In addition to these symptoms, the patient feels weak, has a fever and may have chills.Treatment should be aimed at treating the underlying disease.
Psoriasis
In 5% of cases pain may occur due to psoriatic arthritis.People between 20 and 50 years old who have skin lesions (psoriatic plaques) are affected.The peculiarity of the inflammatory process is that the disease has axial inflammation (all the joints of the affected finger hurt).The skin over such a joint has a burgundy color.
Inflammation can affect the joints of the bones of the right or left hand, but very rarely both at the same time, which indicates its asymmetry.
Arthritis
Gout is responsible for the pain in less than 4% of cases.It occurs more often in men, most often occurs with damage to the big toe, and then affects other joints.It appears between the ages of 20 and 50.In the hands, the disease develops from damage to the thumb (rarely from the little finger), then spreads to other joints, the pain worsens at night, which disrupts sleep patterns and quality, the thumb acquires a red hue and becomes warm to the touch.
The duration of an acute attack can reach up to 12 days, then the pain subsides.The paroxysmal course of the pain syndrome is characteristic of this disease.
Injuries
Injuries and dislocations of the limbs play an important role when the fingers hurt.When the cartilage tissue is damaged, it gradually regenerates, but there will no longer be complete and identical cartilage.in any case it will have a defect of one degree or another.Initially, there may be no symptoms, but gradually the cartilage tissue wears out and no longer fully performs its functions, which leads to pain (pain occurs earlier when the little toe is affected).
Other diseases
De Carvin's tendonitis causes pain in 2-3% and involves an inflammatory process in the muscle tissue of the thumb.Usually, the pain occurs at the base of the joint.it is spontaneous or caused by overload, intensifies with flexion and extension (pain does not appear in the area from the index finger to the little finger).
With rhizarthrosis, the thumb on the hand hurts, pathology of its joint appears, most often it manifests itself in combination with polyosteoarthrosis, less often independently.Caused by strong static load.It is difficult to diagnose the disease from de Carvin's tendinitis.But with this pathology, a distinctive feature is the deformation of the bones of the fingers, which is clearly visible on the x-ray of the hand.
Treatment
Timely, and most importantly, correctly prescribed treatment will help avoid pain in the last stages of life.The prevention of rheumatic diseases is an important point in maintaining the same standard of living.But what to do and how to deal with the disease if it appears or worsens?
Therapeutic methods should have a comprehensive effect, solve several problems and promote the restoration of damaged tissue.
First of all, it is necessary to correctly diagnose the cause of the disease, and then determine which method of treatment (medical or surgical).
Pharmaceutical treatment
The most common group of drugs that can reduce or stop pain altogether are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).In addition to the analgesic effect, they have anti-inflammatory properties.
The medicinal substance can be applied independently, taking into account the available instructions.
For arthritis, when the joints of the hands hurt, glucocorticosteroid drugs (GCS) are prescribed.this group has an anti-inflammatory effect, which immediately stops the pain attack.To enhance the therapeutic and regenerative effect, various oils and creams are used.they will also help relieve pain in the short term.
Physiotherapy methods of treatment and prevention are widespread.The most popular methods are:
- Voicing.
- Ultra high frequency (UHF) therapy.
- Infrared and UV radiation.
- Performing gymnastic exercises.
- Therapeutic and restorative massage.
- Moderate physical activity.
Surgical treatment
This method is radical and is already used in the last and advanced stages of the disease.Surgery is performed using prosthetics, replacing joint surfaces or restoring blood flow.