What are the symptoms of hand osteoarthritis

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Recently, I felt that my finger joints were very painful, and my normal activities were greatly affected. I went to the hospital to have an examination. As a result, the doctor said that I had osteoarthritis of the hand. Next, I'd like to talk about the symptoms of hand osteoarthritis?

What are the symptoms of hand osteoarthritis

First: finger osteoarthritis is a chronic disease that damages joint pain, which belongs to the category of rheumatism. Among them, the most common type of osteoarthritis is finger osteoarthritis. Therefore, people must pay attention to it in life. If there are symptoms of finger joint pain, they must go to the regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.

Second: hand osteoarthritis is the most common, and there will be a lot of symptoms, bring a certain impact to the patient's fingers, so we should pay attention to the observation of finger osteoarthritis, timely treatment. Patients usually have bony hyperplasia nodules on the dorsal side of the distal fingertip joint, which is called Herbert's nodule. Then a similar nodule appeared in the proximal interphalangeal joint, which is called bukade nodule. As a result of nodular hyperplasia, each segment of the finger may deviate to the ulnar or radial side, forming a snake like finger.

Third: due to thenar atrophy, the first metacarpal wrist joint subluxation and finger shape. Bony nodule is generally painless, first for a single, and then gradually increased. Hand fatigue or cold water can induce pain or accompanied by red, swelling, pain or tenderness of soft tissue around the nodules.

matters needing attention

Most patients with hand osteoarthritis will have joint pain and joint hyperplasia symptoms, some patients will have hand joint swelling. Generally speaking, should be treated as soon as possible to prevent deterioration, in addition, patients should also pay attention to the protection of hand joints.