Swelling and pain in the ring finger joint

Everyone should understand that ring finger swelling is a disease that many people will face, and it cannot completely relieve the patient's symptoms. The swelling of the ring finger is caused by not caring about the health of the limbs. Everyone should pay attention to the habits in life. A swollen ring finger can make it difficult for many people to concentrate on work or study, and it has a huge impact on the finger joints. If the patient wants to solve the problem of swelling in the ring finger, he should go to the hospital's hand surgery department in time for a comprehensive and targeted examination. Follow the editor to find out what to do if your ring finger joint is swollen and painful?

1. Osteoarthritis

This is the most common cause of finger joint pain, caused by tissue degeneration and cumulative strain. It is more common in obese and overweight middle-aged and elderly people. The most common sites of the disease are the knees, fingers, neck, lumbar spine, etc. The main symptoms are joint pain and stiffness (the pain will be relieved after slight activity). In severe cases, joint swelling and muscle atrophy may occur.

2. Septic arthritis caused by bacterial infection

Rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis caused by autoimmune or allergic reactions, gouty arthritis caused by metabolic disorders, and traumatic arthritis caused by trauma, etc.

3. Osteoarthritis of joints

This is also the cause of pain in the finger joints, which can be manifested by swelling and bony growths in the joints - bone spurs. It often occurs at the finger joints, but can also occur at the joints between the fingers.

4. Bone hyperplasia

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.

5. Age Factor

The incidence of osteoarthritis increases with age, often first appearing in one or several fingers in people over 40 years old, and then affecting other fingers.

6. Nutritional imbalance

Some patients also suffer from nutritional imbalance. The root cause of bone hyperplasia is calcium deficiency, which is the result of stress response.

7. Long-term strain

Especially for people who are engaged in various manual operations, the incidence of finger osteoarthritis is very high.

8. Congenital

A small number of patients suffer from hyperplastic arthritis due to congenital malformations.