How to treat degenerative osteoarthritis?

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Fingers are the most used and the most flexible part of our body. The so-called "ten fingers linked to the heart" does not only mean that the pain of fingers connects the heart, but also means that the position of fingers is very high. If there is a disease in fingers, it will greatly affect the quality of our life, such as eating, writing, working and so on. Generally, most of the things we can think of are inseparable from fingers. Fingers are made up of many small bones. There are many joints. The application of joints also has a long life, which needs our protection. The common problem of joints is arthritis, and fingers can't escape this fate. How to treat the degenerative arthritis of fingers?

How to treat degenerative osteoarthritis?

Finger arthritis is more common in middle-aged and elderly women, characterized by pain, tenderness, bony swelling or hypertrophy, joint swelling, morning stiffness, dysfunction or deformity. The distal interphalangeal joint is most often involved, and it can also be seen in the proximal interphalangeal joint and the first carpometacarpal joint. The first carpometacarpal joint may have "square hand" due to hyperosteogeny

The purpose of arthritis treatment is to relieve pain, prevent and delay the progress of the disease, the treatment should be individualized. Non drug treatment includes self-regulation, correct lifestyle and eating habits, plus appropriate medical exercise, physical therapy or acupuncture, which will have certain effects.

Drug treatment has drug to control symptoms, mild can be short-term use of general analgesics, there will be some gastrointestinal adverse reactions and hepatotoxicity. Hyaluronic acids are used for joint injection, anti inflammation and pain relief. Glucosamine can be used for the treatment of early and mid-term osteoarthritis.

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Interleukin-1 inhibitors can inhibit cartilage degradation, promote cartilage synthesis and inhibit synovial inflammation, which can effectively improve the symptoms of osteoarthritis, relieve pain and improve joint function. Can also delay the progress of arthritis, with the role of self-regulation.