What is the reason for morning stiffness of fingers? It is because of this

Morning stiffness of fingers is a condition that many patients with rheumatoid disease have encountered, and many people do not know what causes morning stiffness of fingers. Symptoms of morning stiffness mainly appear in the early stages of the disease. In addition to rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis is also a factor that causes morning stiffness.

1. Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common disease in life and a type of autoimmune disease. Morning stiffness is an obvious symptom in the early stages of the disease, even earlier than joint pain. Patients will find that their joints are inflexible when they wake up in the morning, and the morning stiffness will be reduced or disappear after getting up and moving around. At the same time, patients will also experience swollen and painful joints, and may also experience symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, and fever. As the disease progresses and worsens, the joints may become stiff and deformed to varying degrees in the late stage, accompanied by atrophy of bones and skeletal muscles, which can easily lead to disability.

The patient's joints become tight and stiff in the early morning, which is medically known as morning stiffness. Morning stiffness is a symptom common to the above rheumatoid patients. Often, the morning stiffness symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis patients can last for more than 1 hour. When rheumatoid arthritis is in remission, the duration and severity of morning stiffness will decrease or lessen. Therefore, morning stiffness is an important indicator of the severity of systemic inflammation.

2. Bone hyperplasia

Pain and swelling in the finger joints, and bony growths (bone spurs) in the joints. It often occurs at the end joints of the fingers, but can also occur in the joints between the fingers. Hyperplastic arthritis usually occurs in older people, often over 40 years old, first appearing in one or several fingers, and then affecting other fingers. The affected joints may become red, swollen and painful. Morning stiffness is common and can be severe but lasts only briefly, less than 20 minutes. X-ray examination showed bone hyperplasia.

3. Cold and dampness or overwork

General joint pain caused by cold, dampness or strain (such as tenosynovitis, etc.). Tenosynovitis is more common among people who work with their fingers for long periods of time. The friction between the tendons causes the tendon sheath to become inflamed, resulting in pain. No matter what causes the finger joint pain, it should be treated promptly once the disease is discovered.