Hand arthritis

Arthritis of the hand is one of the reasons that make it difficult to carry out daily tasks. Untreated inflammation may change the shape of the joints, which leads to pain and reduced mobility. Arthritis of the hand may arise in several parts of the hand.


Some types of arthritis of the hand can be mentioned, and some symptoms that accompany each of them as follows:

• Osteoarthritis , which results from changes that occur in the cartilage, and the accompanying symptoms include:
  - Feeling of stiffness, especially in the morning.
  - Difficulty holding or squeezing objects.
  - Bone mass in the middle finger joint.
  - Severe pain under the thumb.
• Post-traumatic arthritis , and inflammation results in this condition after a sports injury or accident, and its symptoms include:
  - Increased deformity after injury.
  - Feeling of pain at the site of the injury.
• Rheumatoid arthritis , caused by the immune system attacking healthy tissues in the joints, and women are more susceptible than men, and its symptoms include:
  - Feeling unnecessarily tired.
  - Tendon rupture.
  - Pain in the fingers, wrist, and joints.

There are many ways that may help treat arthritis of the hand, and some of them can be mentioned as follows:

• Medications , such as steroid injections into the joints, and oral pain relievers.
• surgeries.
• Doing some exercises , as simple exercises help relieve pain, strengthen the muscles that support the joints of the hand, and maintain their flexibility. These exercises also help maintain the flexibility of tendons and ligaments, and increase the production of synovial fluid, which leads to improving joint function. The exercises can be mentioned as follows:
  - Making a fist in the hand.
  - Finger flexion, where the thumb is bent toward the palm of the hand, and then the index finger is bent toward the palm.
  - Bend the fingers in an O-shape.