What to do if your finger joints are swollen and painful

Many people are at a loss when they experience swollen and painful finger joints, because many reasons may cause swollen and painful finger joints, which may be caused by rheumatoid arthritis. As for what to do if you have pain in your finger joints, you can massage the painful area appropriately.

1. Massage therapy

You can first use pushing, regulating and kneading techniques to gently massage the affected area to relax the muscles and allow the blood to flow smoothly; then use tapping, pressing, pinching and holding techniques to achieve the purpose of relaxing muscles and tendons and relieving pain; finally use shaking, rolling and kneading techniques for follow-up treatment. 30 to 50 minutes each time, once every 2 to 3 days.

2. Wax therapy

After warming and softening the wax bag, place it on the affected area once a day for 15 to 20 minutes each time.

3. Infrared irradiation

Irradiate the swollen and painful area once a day for 15 to 20 minutes each time.

4. Ion introduction

Put 2g each of dried ginger, cinnamon twig, red peony root, and angelica, 1g each of notopterygium, kudzu root, chuanxiong, pittosporum bark, turmeric, and frankincense into a 25cm×15cm bag, sew it up, and place it in a steamer to heat until the air comes out of the bag. Take it out and cool it slightly to 40℃~42℃, apply hot compress to the affected area and introduce direct current.

5. Diet therapy

Friends with rheumatism can eat more fish, dairy products, and low-fat dairy products. It is helpful for treating rheumatism. You can also drink some rheumatism tea.

6. Prevent freezing

If you have pain in your finger joints, do not touch cold water, drink less ice drinks, and eat less irritating food. In winter, you should wear warm gloves. You can slice ginger and rub it on your joints.

7. Medicinal wine

Depending on the severity of rheumatism in the hands, we can consult some experts or places selling medicinal liquor to find out which kind of medicinal liquor is better to drink. If your finances allow, drink more medicinal wine. Then combine it with exercise, so that the frequency of rheumatic attacks in the hands will be reduced in the future and eventually cured.