Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis on the back of the hand

Update Date: 2023-11-20 Source: Network

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Rheumatoid arthritis is a kind of relatively bad arthritis, if the disease can not be controlled in time, and cured. Then it will be harmful to our health. An important step in reversing the disease of finger rheumatoid arthritis is to understand what finger rheumatoid arthritis is and determine the severity of the disease? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis on the back of the hand

Joint swelling: This is a symptom of swelling around the joint. The swelling part is swollen, higher than the normal skin, and the skin wrinkles become shallow or disappear, or glossy. It is more common in the joints of four limbs, the upper limbs are more common in the elbow, wrist, metacarpophalangeal and fingertip joints, and the lower limbs are more common in the knee, ankle and metatarsophalangeal joints.

Fever: there are various forms of fever, some of which are local fever of joints. When touching the joints, it feels hot. The fever can be very high in the acute stage, and it may be slightly higher than the normal temperature in the chronic stage. Some patients also showed symptoms of fever.

Scleroderma refers to the skin hardens, with fingers can not pinch up, skin wrinkles become shallow or small a symptom. Light can be seen in the limbs spot, or piece of sclerosis, serious limbs, trunk, face diffuse sclerosis, hard skin, the surface has the same luster as wax, can not be pinched, expressionless face, mouth opening adverse, etc.

matters needing attention

Change unreasonable living habits: avoid carrying heavy things. Avoid standing and walking for a long time. There should be a gap between sitting and resting. When defecating, try to sit in the toilet and squat less. Avoid joint injury: pay attention to the safety of sports field and equipment to avoid injury. Warm up before exercise, gradually increase the amount of exercise from small to large, and avoid taking part in heavy-duty exercise at the beginning. Relax in time after a lot of exercise. The elderly should avoid falling when walking.