| Hand arthritis can occur mainly in three areas, such as | | | | medications treat symptoms, they are unable to |
| wrist joint, finger joints, and knuckle joints. When these | | | | restore joint cartilage or joint damage. |
| joints are affected by arthritis, daily activities such as | | | | Injections: When anti-inflammatory medications are |
| writing, threading needle or tying shoelace etc. become | | | | ineffective, injections are used. These injections contain |
| very difficult. Out of all forms, hand arthritis is very | | | | a long lasting anesthetic & steroid. These |
| perilous. However it is possible to get relief from pains | | | | injections are capable of providing pain relief, which can |
| associated through natural remedies. | | | | varies from weeks to months depending upon the |
| Top three ways to cure arthritis hand pains are: | | | | amount of doses. |
| -Use of Alternative Medicines: Few alternative | | | | Splinting: Splints have to be used when joint hurts. The |
| medicines are found to be very successful in relieving | | | | splint helps to support the joints. Splinting works along |
| pain. One of the most popular alternative medicines is | | | | with injections as supplementary. |
| the use of herbs & massages. Acupuncture and | | | | -Surgical Treatment: If non-surgical option fails to relief |
| visiting a chiropractor can be equally helpful for curing | | | | the arthritis hand pains, then surgery should be |
| hand pain. | | | | preferred. Usually surgery is the best option in providing |
| -Non-surgical Treatment: Three most popular | | | | long-term pain relief. Joint replacement is one of the |
| non-surgical treatments are medications, injections, and | | | | popular methods in the surgical treatment. |
| splinting. | | | | Though these are the best three ways to cure arthritis |
| Medication: Medications works as anti-inflammatory | | | | hand pain, these can have possible site effects. |
| drugs. Anti-inflammatories are capable of stopping the | | | | Possible side effects of injections are lightening of the |
| body from producing chemical, responsible for swelling | | | | skin, weakening of the tendons and ligaments. |
| & pain. Tylenol and Advil are two most popular | | | | Infections may be one of the major side effects of |
| over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs. Celebrex is a | | | | these practices. |
| popular prescription drug for arthritic pain relief. Though | | | | |