What causes hand joint pain? Here are 3 reasons to know

Many people have experienced the problem of hand joint pain, but they don’t know what is causing the pain. Generally speaking, hand joint pain may be accidental. Long-term hand joint pain may be caused by arthritis, for example, long-term strain can also cause hand joint pain.

1. Osteoarthritis

This is the most common cause of finger joint pain, caused by tissue degeneration and cumulative strain. It is more common in obese and overweight middle-aged and elderly people. The most common sites of the disease are the knees, fingers, neck, lumbar spine, etc. The main symptoms are joint pain and stiffness (the pain will be relieved after slight activity). In severe cases, joint swelling and muscle atrophy may occur.

2. Bacterial infection

Suppurative arthritis caused by bacterial infection, rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis caused by autoimmune or allergic reactions, gouty arthritis caused by metabolic disorders, and traumatic arthritis caused by trauma, etc.

3. Osteoarthritis of joints

This is also the cause of pain in the finger joints, which can be manifested by swelling and bony growths in the joints - bone spurs. It often occurs at the finger joints, but can also occur at the joints between the fingers. Hyperplastic arthritis usually occurs in older people, often over 40 years old, first appearing in one or several fingers, and then affecting other fingers. The affected joints may become red, swollen and painful. Morning stiffness is common and can be severe but lasts only briefly, less than 20 minutes. X-ray examination showed bone hyperplasia.