What causes stiff fingers?

In daily life, many people have encountered finger stiffness. There are many reasons for finger stiffness. Generally, the joints of the human body are in an abnormal state after waking up, and stiffness is a very normal thing. If this happens for a long time, you need to go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment and maintain a good life routine.

If your fingers are stiff and swollen when you get up in the morning, this is an abnormal symptom. Usually during examination, you will find some tiny crystals inside the finger joints. After dissolution and testing, it is found that these substances are urate, which hinders the flow of blood in the finger joints and causes the human finger joints to temporarily lose their mobility.

1. Finger stiffness not only occurs when you get up in the morning, but also easily occurs at night, causing swelling and redness of the knuckles, accompanied by pain.

2. This symptom is generally easy to appear and disappear. After a period of rubbing, exercise, and fever, the human body will return to normal due to the accelerated blood flow.

3. If this symptom is not controlled in time, it will slowly spread and cause abnormal systemic reactions. From single joint to multi-joint.

4. Finger stiffness is most likely caused by abnormal purine metabolism in the human body, and is prone to occur after improper diet and excessive intake of high-purine foods.

This symptom is quite common. I hope everyone will pay attention to it, especially some middle-aged and elderly men. It is very important to prevent gout early.

When it comes to finger stiffness, the first thing to consider is rheumatoid arthritis, which is a chronic systemic immune disease with joint pain as the main symptom. It may also be joint osteoarthritis. It is recommended that you go to the hospital for an X-ray to clarify the symptoms and then receive symptomatic treatment.

If physical therapy is not effective, you can try acupuncture, and traditional Chinese medicine should be able to be used.