Why do my hands swell when I wake up in the morning?

Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, my hands feel swollen and it’s a bit uncomfortable to move my arms. It’s difficult to make a fist and feel the feel of my hands. This feeling is particularly uncomfortable. There are often many factors that lead to this situation. It may be that the sleeping posture is incorrect at night, and the hand is pressed on the side in the same posture for a long time. It may also be because the body is not well nourished after just getting up in the morning, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the brain. No matter what the factor is, you should seek medical examination and treatment in time.

First aspect: the possibility of insufficient blood supply to the brain cannot be ruled out. Cerebral ischemia refers to insufficient blood supply to a certain part of the brain, causing brain function disorders. The cause of insufficient blood supply to the brain is related to cerebral arteriosclerosis. Symptoms include numbness of the face, tongue, lips, blurred vision, and dizziness. Always feeling sleepy and feeling groggy all day long is not caused by excessive fatigue, but is a precursor sign of insufficient blood supply to the brain.

2 The second aspect: When you wake up in the morning, you always feel your hands are swollen, and the swelling and stiffness of your hand joints are considered to be caused by rheumatoid arthritis, but it is difficult to be sure here. You still need to actively go to the hospital for a check-up. For rheumatism, you can use anti-rheumatic drugs such as naproxen, aspirin, ibuprofen, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, etc. The principle of treatment is early diagnosis and early and reasonable combination of medications.

3 The third aspect: It may be symptoms caused by rheumatoid arthritis, which generally lead to joint pain and swelling, joint stiffness in the morning, and joint deformation in the late stage. Generally, the disease may be accompanied by low fever and abnormalities in various immunological tests. In this case, you can generally check for rheumatoid factor, joint X-rays, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein. Generally, if rheumatoid arthritis is confirmed, it can be treated with drugs such as prednisone, Zushima Capsules, ibuprofen, and tripterygium wilfordii. Pay attention to the side effects of hormonal drugs.

Note: Once swelling occurs in the hands, use the fingers less frequently and visit a local orthopedic surgeon for a clear diagnosis before considering further treatment.

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