What to do if the joints of the fingers are unbearably painful

Pain in the joints of the fingers is a fairly common problem, especially in people older than 40 who have experienced bone deterioration due to occupational activities or illness.

But fingers can also hurt in young people, especially in sportsmen after suffering injuries or excessive loads.

Articular disease leads to a weakening of the functional abilities of the fingers. As a result, you can lose your job or put an end to sports or any other professional career.

To restore the health of the hands, one must know their anatomy, the possible causes of the appearance of pain, and also the methods of treatment.

Anatomical educational program

On the arm of 5 fingers. Four of them have 3 phalanges:

• proximal;
• average;
• distal.

And only the thumb consists of the proximal and distal phalanges.

All of them have articular surfaces on their ends, in the places of which articulation with other limbs occurs.

Each phalanx consists of a body - the middle part and two ends - articular surfaces, while the proximal ones are longer than the distal ones.

Depending on the reason, all the fingers or the area of ​​the 1 node may be on the hands. And the sensations are spread not only on the joints, but also on the fabric: pads, a bed under the fingernails.

Revealing a specific cause is not easy

The reasons, diseases and factors, why fingers can hurt on the hands, a lot. Part of them:

1. Reynaud Syndrome .Overcooling the body, stress or physical trauma in the future can affect the sensitivity of the fingertips. In this case, the pain extends to the entire hand.
2. Panaritium .Careless cutting of the cuticle with infection in the wound, as well as splinters, can lead to the development of panaritium. The pain is normal, but when pressing on the wound - sharp, it is felt in the area of ​​fingertips - fingernails and pads. Injured finger turns red, swells, sometimes pus accumulates in the abscess area. In rare cases, panaritium leads to an increase in body temperature.
3. Osteoarthrosis begins to develop as a result of articular cartilage wear. It is manifested by pain and numbness of the thumb and middle finger, less often - of the rest.
4. Gouty Arthritis .Pain with gouty arthritis sharp, sometimes unbearable, similar to the sensation of a burn. Distributes to all the bones of the fingers. It is accompanied by a local increase in temperature, inflammation, numbness of the skin.
5. Dislocation of the finger .When dislocation, severe pain is localized in the area of ​​bulging of the joint. Sensations increase when you try to move your injured finger.
6. The syndrome of the carpal tunnel is most often manifested by night attacks. Hands are swollen, a little blue. The patient experiences burning, tingling pain. The finger on the arm is especially bad when flexed. And the pain is felt in all the fingers, except the little finger. If the hands are swollen, at this point they may not be dumb.
7. Polycythemia .If you have numb fingertips, perhaps the number of leukocytes, platelets, red blood cells has increased in the blood, which led to a viscosity and tight passage through the blood vessels.
8. Diseases of the vessels .When the vascular disease is broken blood circulation, which leads to painful sensations in the fingers. In addition, weakness and severity appear in the hands. The skin on the hands becomes pale, the fingers grow numb.
9. Psoriatic arthritis .A rare disease that affects all joints more often than one finger on the arm. It is accompanied by inflammation and aching pain.
10. Rheumatoid arthritis .With rheumatoid arthritis inflammatory processes occur in the joints, which are accompanied by edema. The pain spreads symmetrically on the two brushes is felt when the fingers are bent.
11. If the cervical part of is damaged, the nerve fibers can be squeezed into the entire brush area, including 5 fingers. There is a numbness in the right or left hand, depending on the location of the injury.

If the joint of the thumb on the arm hurts is arthrosis:

Symptomatic features of

For the most part of the diseases, the general symptoms are manifested in the form of discomfort, unpleasant sensations in the joints of the hands.

Additionally, there may be: redness, swelling, tears, numbness, loss of skin sensitivity and even less often partial or complete loss of finger functionality.

Where to go, to whom to go. ..

Before determining the disease, you will need to conduct a visual diagnosis with the local therapist who will identify the problematic focus, assign the test, send it to a specific specialist:

• to a rheumatologist;
• traumatologist;
• to a neurologist;
• surgeon;
• to the hematologist.

If the pain is not caused by tearing and infection in the wound, ultrasound or ultrasound is additionally performed.

First aid

In no case can you provide first aid to yourself. With any manifestation of pain in the joints of the hands, one must go to the therapist, and in the case of a bruise or dislocation of the finger - to the traumatologist.

If the pain is unbearable and does not suffer, as long as you reach the doctor, you can take an anesthetic - Ibuprofen. Drinking stronger means is not recommended. If the doctor needs to carry out a local anesthetic or give you a narcotic painkiller before restoring the joint, it may not work.

In case of a finger injury, instead of an anesthetic, you can put ice wrapped in several layers of tissue.

Treatment according to the situation

Treatment depends on the reason the joints on the fingers are ache:

1. Gouty arthritis is treated with medication and with the help of a special diet that excludes first of all salt, in the second - all purine-containing products. The scheme of treatment is appointed by the doctor. It will depend on the stage of the disease.
2. Treatment of dislocation depends on the nature of the lesion. Usually the doctor gives the patient to drink anesthetic and additionally conducts local anesthesia. It corrects the joint, imparts a plaster or a tire for 20 days. If a dislocation with a fragmented bone or lacerated ligaments, a surgeon is connected to the treatment.
3. The carpal tunnel syndrome ( also called tunneling) can be stopped without surgical intervention with early diagnosis. For this, a bandage is made for the night to fix the wrist joint in a neutral position. In pharmacies, you can buy special physiological tires with Velcro to avoid bandaging and save time. If possible, wear a bandage or a cuff, in the afternoon - do not remove. To eliminate pain syndromes, drink Nurofen or Nimesil. During treatment, it is necessary to reduce the burden on the hands until the change of work. In the case of severe pain, the doctor prescribes and punctures injections of corticosteroid preparations, which he personally injects directly into the carpal canal. Serious cases can not do without surgical intervention.
4. Treatment of psoriatic arthritis is produced by preparations of a non-steroid group, which need to be taken for half a year. With , the doctor appoints a pill with a minimum of side effects: Celebrex, Meloxicam, Nimesulide, Diclofenac, Voltaren. In addition to drugs, treatment may include intra-articular injections of glucocorticosteroids. The treatment regimen and dosage are prescribed individually, depending on the complexity and tolerability of the drugs.
5. Complex treatment of rheumatoid arthritis consists of basic and anti-inflammatory therapy, special diet, physical and mechanical effects, physiotherapy method.
6. If the joints of the fingers ache as a side effect due to the old damage to the cervical department of , it is necessary to treat it precisely. You can try to be like physiotherapy and massage sessions to eliminate puffiness and restore the motor ability of the involved joints. Probably, you will have to re-wear the cervical bandage, take pain medications, undergo a course of hormonotherapy with the help of pricks in trigger points. In more serious cases, surgical intervention and hospital may be required.
7. Osteoarthritis, vascular disease, Panaritium, Politicemia, Reynaud's syndrome and other diseases are also treated according to the individual scheme prescribed by the competent physician.

Possible complications of

Depending on the disease, if not treated in time, the following complications may occur:

• permanent unbearable pain, which will grow stronger every year;
• deformation of fingers and brushes;
• loss of skin sensitivity;
• numbness;
• partial or complete loss of functionality of fingers;
• trophic ulcers;
• gangrene.

With worse development of the disease, it threatens to amputation fingers or brushes.

And let the hands not hurt

The hand is the most mobile part of the body. Without it, it is impossible to write, perform work and everyday tasks. Elementary without fingers is difficult to eat, go to the toilet, wash, close the door behind you.

An incapacitated person can not earn his own money for life, is forced to interrupt with small disable pensions, and be a burden to other members of the family. Therefore, fingers and hands should be protected from the youth in order not to deprive themselves of a full life in the future.

For preventive purposes, it is necessary to carry out articular exercises of brushes from various diseases. Knead pads.

You can strengthen your fingers and brush with the help of expanders. Classes are conducted daily or at least 2 times a week, for 2-5 minutes. This will allow in the household plan to safely carry heavy packages from shops without getting injuries to the finger joints, which in the future will make themselves felt.

Hot baths and scrubbing in cosmetology are beneficial not only to the skin of the hands, but also to the joints of the fingers. Increased blood flow to the tissues, the bones warm up.

In winter, you must wear warm gloves to avoid frostbite. All damages are disinfected to prevent the development of sepsis, gangrene and amputation of the fingers.

To improve the performance of blood vessels, it is possible to include the vitamin group PP - nicotinic acid in the diet.