What causes pain in upper limb joints?

If you experience pain in the upper limb joints, you should be alert to some causes of arthritis. We know that arthritis is the most common chronic disease and it is very harmful to patients. It often causes abnormal inflammation of bones and joints. The most common ones are arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Therefore, when this symptom appears, you should go to the hospital for examination in time, find out the specific cause, and receive timely treatment.

What are the symptoms of arthritis ? Arthritis can be divided into rheumatic, rheumatoid, traumatic, osteoarthritis and suppurative arthritis according to the cause. 1. Rheumatic Rheumatic arthritis is one of the manifestations of rheumatic fever, which is more common in adults. It often occurs in large joints such as the knees, shoulders, elbows, and wrists. The onset is often after an upper respiratory tract infection, and there will be migratory joint pain, swelling, fever and other manifestations of rheumatic fever. 2. Rheumatoid Rheumatoid arthritis is more common in young and middle-aged people. It has a slow onset and often occurs in the small joints of the hands and feet and the sacroiliac region, and gradually affects joints throughout the body. Initially, the affected joints will show symptoms of redness, swelling, pain, and difficulty in movement, and over time the joints will become deformed or ankylosing.