The most functional, mobile and necessary part of the body is, of course, the hands. Without them it is impossible not only to work, but also to engage in simple daily affairs. Therefore, pain in the joints of the fingers, even weak, causes severe discomfort and significantly limits the actions of the person.
The joints of the fingers are aching - the reason
The factors that provoke the pain syndrome are many enough to properly diagnose the disease, it is necessary to pay attention to its characteristic symptoms, localization, the intensity of unpleasant sensations, their duration. The main causes of pain in the joints of the fingers:
- gout ;
- rheumatoid arthritis;
- polyostoarthrosis;
- carpal tunnel syndrome;
- Raynaud's syndrome;
- psoriatic arthritis;
- rizartrose;
- tenosynovit de Kervena;
- osteomyelitis;
- stenosing ligamentitis;
- infectious, septic arthritis.
We will consider these diseases in more detail.
Why are the fingers sore?
At a gout in joints there is a deposition of urates - salts of uric acid. This leads to swelling, reddening of the tissues in the metacarpophalangeal areas of the fingers. Later, there is a restriction of joint mobility, pain is of an intense nature, it arises from attacks.
Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by deformation and the formation of tight nodules on the joints that are palpable under the skin. Pain in the fingers of the average degree, can be constant and periodic. As a rule, joint damage occurs symmetrically on both extremities.
Polyostoarthrosis is accompanied by a thickening of the fingers in the middle and closer to the nails (Geberden's nodules). Discomfort and unpleasant sensations disturb during active actions, standing position and noticeably decrease during and after a dream. The joint of the thumb is the hardest to ache, which then becomes inactive.
Reynaud's syndrome and carpal tunnel are characterized by severe numbness of the hands, in addition to severe pain of high intensity. Often patients complain of the inability to bend fingers or squeeze them into a fist.
With psoriatic arthritis all joints on the finger become inflamed. In this case, it is strongly hyperemic, puffiness is observed. It is worth noting that psoriasis causes asymmetrical lesions of the fingers, so it is easy to distinguish from other diseases. In addition, psoriatic arthritis in any case is accompanied by symptoms on the skin in the form of flaky plaques.
During the course of rizartroza, the thumb on the arm hurts. The cause of the development of this disease is a constant excessive strain on this joint. Risatrose is characterized by a strong deformation of the bones, which is noticeable even visually, without X-ray examination.
Tenosynovitis de Kervena is symptomatically very similar to rizatroz. The main difference is the absence of deformations and other joint changes. Pain occurs suddenly, usually when the thumb is loaded.
Osteomyelitis is caused by purulent inflammatory processes in the bone marrow and joints. Characteristic signs - high body temperature, severe pain in the joints of the fingers, limiting their mobility.
With stenosing ligament the ring ligament of the periarticular tissues is affected. There is an inability of the patient to bend or unbend his fingers, as this causes intense pain, short clicks can be heard.
Septic, infectious arthritis occurs because of the entry into the joint of infectious agents. In addition to discomfort and discomfort in the fingers, the disease is accompanied by symptoms of intoxication and increased body temperature.
Sore fingers - what to do?
It is necessary to apply first to the therapist to identify possible causes of the disease. You will also need to take an X-ray of the patient's fingers, visit a rheumatologist and surgeon. Only after establishing an accurate diagnosis, the true cause of the pain, you can proceed to treatment.