What causes swollen fingers?

Swollen hands and feet is a common phenomenon. In many cases, excessive fatigue, drinking too much water, poor kidney function, hormonal imbalance, etc. can cause swollen fingers. But some edema is not a manifestation of disease, but a physiological reaction. Generally speaking, if the edema disappears in the evening, it is mostly normal. So what other reasons cause finger edema? Follow the editor to find out.

1. Joint osteoarthritis: It often occurs in the finger joints, but can also occur in the joints between the fingers. It usually occurs in older people, usually over 40 years old, first appearing on one or several fingers, and then affecting other fingers. The affected joints may become red, swollen and painful. Joint stiffness is common in the morning.

2. 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. Bone hyperplasia is a common cause of swollen and painful finger joints. 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.

The symptoms may be caused by aseptic inflammation of the joints due to long-term cold, humidity, fatigue, malnutrition, trauma, etc. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital to check their rheumatic factors to rule out the possibility of rheumatism.

Patients with swollen fingers can also try the editor's method, perform appropriate hand massage, maintain exercises with maximum joint mobility, and gradually exercise more than 3 times a day. Use hand cream or essential oils to moisturize the skin and protect the hands.