Hand pain can be triggered by an injury or medical condition.
These structures can also be sources of pain.
Minor hand injuries can often be treated with rest and home remedies, such as cold and heat therapy.
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If your pain persists or worsens, contact your healthcare provider.
Some of these conditions need medical treatment, while others can be managed on your own at home.
It is brought on by the progressive loss of cartilage between joints that results in pain and stiffness.
It is most common in adults over 50, affecting females more than males.
Symptoms of hand OA include:
There is no cure for OA.
Treatment is focused on easing pain, improving joint mobility, and preventing disease disease.
Most commonly, the wrist and hands are affected.
The disease often occurs alongside psoriasis but can also occur on its own.
Unlike RA which almost invariably affects joints symmetrically, PsA doesn’t always do the same.
It affects the way your hands and fingers move, causing pain, stiffness, and swelling.
Tendonitis can be resulting from sudden, forceful movements or arepetitive stressinjury.
This causes your finger to “stick” when you take a stab at move it.
It typically occurs from repetitive use of the thumb from activities pinching or twisting.
Any trauma to the hands can injure the ligaments, leading to asprain.
Ligament injuries in the hand can take months to heal.
The break can range from astress fracture(a.k.a.
hairline fracture) to acompound fracturewhere a broken bone penetrates the skin.
It is usually the result of a minor trauma that causessynovialfluidto leak out of a joint.
The opposite can occur when exposed to heat, causing the blood vessels to dilate (open) excessively.
The ears, nose, nipples, and knees can also be affected.
One of the first sites affected by scleroderma is the joints of the hands.
It affects up to one-half of individuals living with diabetes to some degree.
The primary aim is to bring your blood sugar under control with diet, lifestyle, andmedications.
However, there are more serious causes of hand pain that require medical treatment.
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