Pain in the hand
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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[Causes of pain in the hand
Symptoms of pain in the hands can cause a variety of diseases. One of the groups of these diseases is different injuries of the hand, for example, a bruise, fracture, stretching. Another group - diseases that affected the brush: inflammation, pathology of the joints, bones, cartilage.
Fractures, sprains, sprains
Under these circumstances, not only pain in the hand can occur, but also deformation of the bone tissue, sprain, swelling, and swelling. The pain can be sharp or pulling. The brush in this case is strongly limited in movements. If it is not treated correctly, the hand may lose mobility (or brush).
Rupture of ligaments, sprain
When a person sharply bends a hand or a hand, the ligaments may stretch or break. The symptoms are the same as in fractures or bruises. The wrist hurts, the brush swells, even light movements are difficult to make, not to mention the increased strain. Such damage and such pain should be treated as soon as possible in order to avoid complex consequences.
Pathology of tendons of the hand
With pathologies of tendons, it is difficult to move the hands, there is pain in the hands, swelling, swelling. These unpleasant and painful sensations can be accompanied by such pains that do not allow a person to sleep properly and work fully. If the time does not help a person with such damage, his condition can significantly worsen, and then the treatment will take much more time and effort. Inflammation of the tendons can be localized in different parts of the hand and their causes are also different.
Tendonitis
It is a disease in which flexor tendons tend to connect the metacarpals to the wrist. Tendonitis is a disease that is characteristic of athletes or those who often suffer from weight or constantly work with their hands. It can even be embroidery at home. Therefore, if you are doing this kind of work and you have a sore wrist, it is highly recommended that you consult a doctor for treatment. Otherwise, painless at first pain can gradually turn into acute.
Peritendinitis
With this disease, the tendons of the wrist and wrist joint become inflamed. The most characteristic symptoms are pain in the hand, the index finger and thumb start to move badly because of the pain in them.
Tunnel syndrome (also called carpal syndrome)
Another name for this disease is carpal tunnel syndrome. In this case, the nerve, which is located in the wrist between the three walls of the bones and the retina of the wrist flexors, inflames. This is a very painful feeling. The wrist is very painful, the pain in the hand is sharp, the hand can be dumb and its mobility is limited. The mobility of the fingers can also be severely limited. Tunnel syndrome can occur in office employees who often work for a long time at a computer, musicians who play the instrument for a long time and without interruptions, sculptors, surgeons, watchmakers.
If a person at the same time keeps the brush wrong and very annoying, it increases the risk of tunnel syndrome. As a result, if this disease is not treated, a person can not work and develop tunneling neuropathy.
Pathology of the wrist joints
The brush can also hurt due to the development of the pathology of the wrist joints. The pain can be sharp and sharp, and can be drawn, prolonged, annoying, exhausting. These pains can be manifestations of arthritis and result in complications.
Deforming osteoarthritis
It is a disease in which the cartilage of the radial carpal joints is damaged. One of the most common causes of this disease is fractures of the carpal bones, which have mishandled. Osteoarthritis with tissue deformation can also be a consequence of abnormal metabolism or genetic abnormalities. The most characteristic symptoms of this disease are severe pain in the wrist area and pain even when you press your finger on the wrist.
Rheumatoid arthritis
In this disease, small joints of the hand are affected, in particular - the wrist joint. This is not just a pain in the hand. A man can not cope with his own fingers. Under the threat - fine motor skills of the hands, the mobility of the hand and fingers is separately broken.
In this case, you must always consult a doctor for examination and treatment. If the development of arthritis is not taken into account and does not take any action, it will develop further. Careful diagnosis and no less thorough treatment are necessary. Otherwise, chronic inflammation can develop not only in the area of the hand, but also in vital organs. For example, lungs and heart suffer. Arthritis can lead to fatal consequences.
Pathological process in the bones of the wrist
This process can be started due to impact, inflammation or sprain. The pathology of the bones of the wrist can develop for other reasons. And an erroneous diagnosis happens very often. Sometimes a patient turns to a polyclinic or a trauma clinic complaining of sprain, but with a thorough diagnosis it turns out that he has a pathological process in the bone tissue. For example, necrosis (death) of bone tissue. Therefore, an attentive attitude to any pain in the hand is vital.
Avascular or aseptic necrosis
This is a serious disease that is characterized by the destruction of the wrist bone - partial or complete. When the bone tissue dies off, this area becomes inflamed and very painful even with the usual slight pressure on the wrist. The causes of bone necrosis can be inflammation or bone damage. Diagnosing this pathology is not easy, because necrosis can be masked for another disease, for example, arthritis or osteoarthritis.
How is the hand made?
As a rule, the wrist most often hurts a person. This is one of the parts of the arm that connects the bones of the forearm with the bone tissue of the brush. The wrist is small, but it is a very complex formation. It consists of 8 bones of a polyhedral structure. Because the wrist is located at the very extremity of the limb, it is constantly loaded - a person always wears something. Therefore it is no wonder that the wrist can greatly affect a person's working capacity, if it hurts. And it's not surprising that with constant stresses, the wrist (and consequently, the hand) can hurt.
Who should I contact if you have pain in your hand?
Pain in the hand is a serious symptom that can not be ignored. Consultation with a doctor should be your first step towards brush health.
If you have pain in your hand, you need to see a doctor, because this pain can soon become chronic. Especially if loads continue. If you do self-medication, this can exacerbate the situation. To determine what problems you have with your wrist and brush, you need to contact a traumatologist, a surgeon or a rheumatologist.