Currently, people of different age groups have various diseases of the cardiovascular system, nervous system, rheumatological and bone diseases.Anyone can get sick at any age.But the most common diseases are the musculoskeletal system.These diseases can occur in both old and young people.Small joints are most affected, such joints are included in the formations of the hands and feet.For what reasons are the joints of bone structures, what causes pain in the joints of the fingers and how can it be treated?
Reasons
When pain occurs in the hand region, we do not pay attention to it for a certain period of time;During this time, the progression and development of the disease occurs.What diseases can cause pain in the joints of the fingers?The most common diseases of bone joints that can cause a painful attack:
- Polyosteoarthrosis of bone joints.
- Arthritis (rheumatoid or psoriatic).
- Exacerbation of gout.
- Tenosynovitis
- Rhysarthrosis.
- Limb injury.
- Microcirculation disorder.
- Pathology of nerve endings or spinal column.
- Untimely treatment of chronic diseases.
Why do my knuckles hurt?Pain in the joints of the fingers in different pathologies has different causes.Let's examine in detail the characteristics of pain in various pathologies.
Osteoarthritis
When polyosteoarthrosis occurs, pain in the joints of the fingers can appear both in people under the age of 45 and in people over the age of 55.A distinctive feature with this pathology is that Heberde's nodes appear when the joints are damaged.They are also located behind the palm, which is characteristic because they are formed in the same way (right and left hands at the same time).
Nodules can appear on the phalanges of the fingers (index and middle fingers are most often affected).At the moment of the formation of a nodule, the patient may experience an unpleasant burning sensation, pain, swelling and redness.The original cause must be treated first.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Finger joints with rheumatoid arthritis are damaged in 6-7 percent of cases.The disease can occur in different age groups, women are more affected and it occurs against the background of emotional stress after colds, infections or hypothermia.The disease begins with inflammatory changes, then the affected joint swells a little, pain in the flexion of the phalanges of the right and left hands.The lesion is usually symmetrical and other joints, even large ones, may be involved.
The pain of the pathology has an inflammatory nature (at night and in the morning and during the day and in the evening the pain attack decreases a little).In addition to these symptoms, the patient feels weak, has a fever and may be cold.Therapy should be aimed at treating the underlying disease.
Psoriasis
In 5% of cases, pain may occur due to psoriatic arthritis.People between the ages of 20 and 50 with skin lesions (psoriatic plaques) are affected.The peculiarity of the inflammatory process is axial inflammation of the disease (damage to all joints of the affected finger).The skin on such a partner has a dark red color.
Inflammation can affect the joints of the bones of the right or left hand, but very rarely, it also shows asymmetry.
Gout
Gout is to blame for pain in less than 4% of cases.It occurs most often in men, and in most cases it affects the big toe and then affects other joints.It occurs 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, disturbs the sleep pattern and quality at night, the thumb is broken and warm to the touch.
The duration of an acute attack can reach up to 12 days, then the pain subsides.Paroxysmal course of pain syndrome is a feature of this disease.
Injury
Dislocations of the limbs play an important role when the fingers hurt.When the cartilage tissue is damaged, it gradually regenerates, but it will no longer be a complete and identical cartilage;In any case, there will be a flaw of one degree or another.At first, no symptoms may occur, but gradually the cartilage tissue wears out and no longer fully performs its functions, causing pain (pain occurs when the little finger is affected).
Other diseases
Carvin's tenosynovitis causes pain in 2-3% and involves an inflammatory process in the muscle tissue of the thumb.Typically, pain occurs at the base of the joint;It is spontaneous or aggravated by overuse, flexion and extension (pain does not occur in the index finger to the little finger).
With rhizarthrosis, your thumb on the hand, the pathology of its articulation occurs, in most cases it manifests itself independently, very often together with polyosteoarthrosis.It is driven by a strong continuous load.It is difficult to diagnose the disease from De Carvin's tenosynovitis.However, a special feature with this pathology is the deformation of the finger bones, which is clearly visible on the x-ray of the hand.
Treatment
Timely and most importantly, correctly prescribed treatment will help prevent pain in the later stages of life.Prevention of rheumatic diseases is an important point to maintain the same standard of living.But what to do and how to behave if the disease occurs or worsens?
Therapeutic methods should have a comprehensive effect, solve several problems and promote the regeneration of damaged tissue.
First of all, it is necessary to correctly diagnose the cause of the disease, and then determine the method of treatment (medical or surgical).
Drug treatment
The most common group of drugs that can reduce or completely stop pain are non-anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).In addition to their analgesic effect, they have anti-inflammatory properties.
Taking into account the existing instructions, the medicinal substance can be applied independently.
For arthritis, when the joints of the hands are injured, glucocorticosteroid drugs (GCS) are prescribed;In this group, it has an anti-inflammatory effect that immediately stops the pain attack.Various oils and creams are used to increase the healing and restorative effect;They will help relieve pain in a short period of time.
Physiotherapy methods of treatment and prevention are widespread.The most popular methods:
- Phonophoresis.
- Ultra high frequency therapy (UHF).
- Ultraviolet and infrared radiation.
- Performs gymnastics exercises.
- Therapeutic and restorative massage.
- Moderate physical activity.
Surgery
This method is radical and is already used in the late and advanced stages of the disease.Replacement of articular surfaces or restoration of blood flow using surgical prostheses.