The inexplicable processes in the body with age becomes the cause of various diseases.Degenerative processes affect joints, leading to discomfort, deformation and other manifestations.Usually in the elderly, the joints of the fingers are damaged, the movement function of the fingers is disturbed.With the presence of such symptoms, medical assistance is needed to determine the cause and prescribe the next pathological treatment.
Anatomy features
There are more than 300 joints in the human skeleton.The smallest joint equipment is placed in the finger.The surface of small joints, thin binding shells.Due to the anatomical characteristics of the structure, these joints are more susceptible to pathology.
The joint is the joint with connective tissue, including a joint filled with fluid fluid, hyalin cartilage, epidemic shell and bourgeon (joint bag).Fingers are formed from three phalang - close, medium and far.Each phalanx is connected to the back by using joints.
The appearance of joint pain can signal serious diseases in the body.
Reasons for the appearance
Pain in different joints in intensity and localization.There are two types of pain: mechanical and inflammation, which may be irritated:
- Rheumatoid arthritis.Accompanied by morning pain.
- Arthritis psoriasis.It affects skin tissue, uncomfortable feeling located in a far away phalanx.Swelling appears, a change in skin color (red with blue) on the thumb of the hand.
- Infectious arthritis.It comes with severe long pain (up to a few days).Local Hyperthermia is observed, heat and chills are possible.
- Gouty attacked.Everyone must follow the older age due to weakening metabolic processes in the body.Characterized by pain in the field of pathology.
- Joints.It progresses in women due to hormonal disorders related to age.The clinical picture is a pain syndrome in the fingers, a change in the anatomical structure of the fingers (thickening the joints).
- Ligament inflammation with stenosterding, similar in a clinical picture of arthritis and joints, affects the ligament of the joints of the joints.The movements of the brush and fingers are painful.
- Tunnel syndrome.The pain appears on the index finger of the left hand.
Rizartrosis can also lead to pain in the finger.It develops on the basis of excessive, the process of infection, injury or serious poisoning.
The pain complicates the implementation of simple movements in everyday life and at work.
Sick
The joints of the fingers damage the following diseases:
- Arthritis of rheumatism.The most common pathology affects small joints.With this disease, the symmetrical joints of the fingers of the above limbs are affected.An inflammatory process is observed, the dense growth is perceived when touching - the notes.The process of the disease alternately with the attacks.In advanced conditions, hands deformed.
- Fiber and polyosteorthrosis - diseases are often observed in women over 40 years old.The reason is that the body's hormone violations (reducing the production of hormone estrogen), genetic, excessive load and other factors.With pathology, the joints of the finger are deformed.
- Gout develops against the foundation of metabolic disorders (protein metabolism) and uric acid salt accumulated in joints.At the first stage of the pathology, the fingers are affected, and then the hand.It comes with intense pain, swelling and changing skin color in the inflammatory area.The disease is more frequent for men over 40 years old.
Other
Depending on the pathology, the joints of the finger may be damaged in the morning.The motion may be accompanied by typical clicks (symptoms of arthritis).In the area of the phalanx of the index and fingers, inflammation develops.
The joints may be damaged in the morning with gout.The process of inflammation grows in thumbs, clinical images that come with swelling, a change in skin color.
A sign of different diseases of joints may be pain in the finger joint after sleeping.During pregnancy, strong hormonal changes in the body of women can lead to pain.
Paralysis occurs in everyone of all ages.This symptom complicates a normal lifestyle.Timely appeal for an expert will help avoid complications.Reasons for numbness can serve:
- emphasize;
- Osteochondrosis of cervical spine;
- Pathology of vascular system;
- Carpal valve syndrome - Calmic micro nerve leads to weakening and blood circulation, anesthesia.
Diagnostic method
With the diseases of the joints of the fingers, the following symptoms are observed:
- deformation processes in the field of inflammation;
- Pick up pain;
- Intensive pain syndrome;
- red of the skin;
- increase body temperature;
- difficult to move;
- The process of inflammation and swelling near the affected area;
- the appearance of the notes around the joints;
- The attacks of pain are like waves, intense at night and negligible - during the day.
After the initial testing, the methods in the laboratory and hardware to check the patient are performed:
- Biochemical testing;
- General blood tests and urine;
- Radiator inspection;
- MRI;
- Blood is tested for the presence of a rheumatism, antibodies, purins.
An forgotten pathological state can lead to defects, so it should not be ignored the pain.The joints of the fingers are damaged by other diseases, so when the symptoms appear, it is necessary not to delay the doctor.
Treatment
After the diagnosis, the medical measures are prescribed.Classic treatment of all diseases, when joints on fingers, based on medication.Therapy aims to eliminate the main symptoms of fingers on the arm: inflammation and pain.Show LFK and massage therapy.
Drugs
Drug treatment includes: analgesics, anti -inflammatory drugs that are not (NSAID), with autoimmune diseases - hormones, local drugs - gel, ointment, cream.
Assign:
- NSAIDS;
- corticosteroid medicine;
- Local medicine.
In emergencies, when the pain syndrome is very severe, the drug is used.
If necessary, the drugs restoring cartilage tissue are prescribed.
Exercise and massage
A set of exercises chosen by an expert.LFC enhances the joints of the finger, improves blood circulation, accelerates the recovery process in affected areas.
Massage sessions are performed during the remission period (during acute phase, should not be done).Massage process improves blood supply, analgesic and swelling.
A comprehensive approach to treating pathology will allow you to return to normal lifestyle for a short time.
Diet
For such pathologies, nutrition needs to be complied with diet.During acute time, when the fingers are damaged, it is necessary to avoid the use of cakes, sweet, salt, salt and salt soaked, smoked foods, high dairy products.You should not consume strong tea, meat, spinach, sorrel.Sour -Milk products can only be included in a diet diet (low -fat).
Folk treatment
In addition to drug treatment, it is allowed to use traditional medicine methods.
At home, if the joints of the finger are in pain (especially in a serious stage), you can compress from the mixture of vodka, aloe vera and honey.The duration of compression is 3 hours.
You can apply oil.Add vitamin A to olive or sesame oil.Rub oil into the painful area.
Allens The Pain of the Flower Flower Flower: poured a glass of flowers, poured 200 ml of vodka, insisted in a dark place for two weeks.Before going to bed, rub the inflammatory area.
Infusion Brusnik reduces pain when worsening diseases.Apply 2 times a day for 200 ml.
Prevent
The main preventive measures to avoid the development of pathologies, accompanied by discomfort in the joints, are:
- sport;
- Appropriate nutrition;
- Massage regularly.
Compliance with a healthy lifestyle, you can avoid many problems.