Arthrosis of the hands: treatment, symptoms and causes

Arthrosis of the hands (the treatment of this disease will be discussed below) is more common in women than in the stronger sex. It should also be noted that such a disease is particularly troubling for people in old age.

General information about the disease

Arthrosis of the hands, the symptoms of which will be presented later, is characterized by the simultaneous damage of several joints, namely phalanges of large fingers and interphalangeal elements of brushes.

As a rule, such a disease is accompanied by pain syndrome, especially with mechanical rhythm. In other words, the patient can have quite strong unpleasant sensations during the force loads on the joints. As for the state of passivity and rest, in this case the patient notes a significant reduction in pain.

What happens if you do not treat the disease?

Quite often doctors are treated by patients with such a neglected disease as arthrosis of the hands. Treatment of this disease should be carried out immediately after detection. After untimely therapy can easily become a cause of aggravation of the condition of inflamed joints, as well as the progression of pain syndrome.

Osteoarthritis of the hands: symptoms of the disease

It is quite possible to detect the presence of such a disease on the following grounds:

• Severe pain in the joints of the hands during lifting of weights and with active physical work;
• Crunches in the joints of the hands during their movement;
• Pain syndrome when weather changes;
• Marked swelling or swelling of the joints of the arms;
• A constant tension in those places where the damaged joints are located, as well as in the muscle tissues located nearby.

If the patient has arthrosis of small joints of the hands, his fingers can change, deform, become short, etc. This is a clear sign of the disease, in this connection the patient should immediately consult a doctor.

The main causes of pathology

There are several reasons why a person can develop such a disease as arthrosis of the joints of the hands. It should be noted that the disease occurs not only in the elderly, but also in quite young people. This can be facilitated by the following reasons:

• Damage or injury to the hands;
• Congenital pathologies in the development of the joints of the hands;
• Long and regular force loads on the joints of hands, fingers and hands (often associated with professional activities);
• The consequences of diseases such as gout, psoriasis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.

Deforming arthrosis of hands: treatment with medicines

The treatment of this disease is rather complicated and takes a lot of time. After going to the doctor, the latter is obliged to prescribe a comprehensive therapy, otherwise it will not give a positive result.

As a rule, after diagnosing, the doctor prescribes to his patient the following medicines:

• Drugs that stimulate metabolic processes in cartilage tissues;
• Anti-inflammatory drugs;
• Biogenic stimulants;
• Analgesics;
• Vitamins, including calcium and other minerals.

When starting such medication, one should not expect a quick recovery. Especially this applies to those who have started arthrosis of the joints of the hands.

Treatment with folk remedies

Along with drug therapy for the treatment of such a disease, popular methods are actively used. The most effective and popular of them is the use of compresses made on the basis of common salt and honey.

To prepare such a medicinal product, it is necessary to mix the presented ingredients in one dish in the proportions of 1: 1. Further, the resulting homogeneous mixture must be applied to a linen cloth, and then immediately applied to the damaged joints, while carefully wrapping the bandage. As a rule, such compresses are left overnight, and in the morning they are removed after sleeping.

Other folk recipes

In addition to honey and salt, clay is actively used for non-traditional therapy of the presented disease. To do this, the appliqués from the warm product, which last for about 25 minutes, are applied to the damaged areas.

Arthrosis of the hands, whose treatment involves the use of folk remedies, safely passes and thanks to warm baths with the addition of haymelten into them. To perform such procedures it is necessary to pour steep boiling water 3 or 4 small handful of the mentioned grass, close the dishes tightly and allow some time to stand. Thus, the broth should cool to a temperature of 31-33 ° C. After the performed actions, the liquid must be poured into a tub with warm water. By the way, the patient can leave the haystack or pass it through a fine strainer. The duration of such treatment sessions should be no more than half an hour. It is recommended to perform these procedures in a day or two.

Treatment of the disease with the help of exercises

Arthrosis of the hands, the treatment of which is based on drug therapy in conjunction with folk methods, is much quicker if the patient performs special exercises every day. It should be noted that such exercises are almost always prescribed by doctors together with medicines and medicinal baths, compresses. These exercises do not require a heavy load on the fingers and do not take too much time from the patient. In this regard, they can perform even an elderly person.

The first thing that doctors always advise their patients, who are diagnosed as arthrosis of the hands, is to constantly drum on the hard surface (for example, the table) with damaged fingers. To understand how to properly implement this exercise, we describe its essence in more detail. For this, a patient with arthrosis of the hands should conveniently sit on a chair near the table, and then place his arms outstretched. In this case, the brush should be relaxed as much as possible. In this position, the patient does not need to drum very hard on the flat and hard surface. This exercise is recommended to be repeated several times a day throughout the treatment of the disease.

If the patient has the opportunity to take advantage of the people around him, doctors prescribe a regular percussive massage. During such treatment activities the assistant should place the patient's hand on his knees, and then squeeze it well with his own hand. In this position, the masseur should begin to apply a light brush to the joints with a free brush (through his own palm). It should be noted that the first sessions must be done carefully and with the utmost care. It is recommended that you constantly monitor the condition and pain in the patient's hands. As the patient recovers, it is desirable to do these procedures for a longer period, and to strike harder and harder (it is important only not to overdo it).

Thus, observing all the doctor's prescriptions for taking medications and using folk remedies, performing massage and every day doing exercises, the patient is able very soon to recover and forever forget what is arthrosis of the hands.