| itis is a familiar term to most people. However, there | | | | something. However, others do not experience these |
| are many different types of arthritis, each with its own | | | | symptoms until several hours later. |
| specific affected area and the types of arthritis vary in | | | | As hand arthritis advances, smaller uses of the hands |
| degrees of severity. One type of arthritis that | | | | will result in these symptoms. The pain typically |
| particularly limits your ability to complete daily activities | | | | worsens as the disease progresses; some people |
| is hand arthritis. | | | | complain that arthritis pain keeps them up at night. |
| Think about it—you use your hands for just | | | | Others claim that rainy weather negatively affects |
| about everything. What would happen if you feel pain | | | | their arthritis. As the arthritis grows worse, those |
| every time when you use your hands? People | | | | affected by it will begin to find simple tasks, such as |
| affected by hand arthritis face this challenge, every | | | | tying shoes and opening jars, more difficult. |
| day. Knowing the symptoms of hand arthritis could | | | | There are several ways that hand arthritis can be |
| result in earlier diagnosis, which in turn could contribute | | | | treated. One way to treat the symptoms of arthritis is |
| to arthritis prevention. | | | | medications. Medications eliminate the pain associated |
| Arthritis of the hand occurs when the cartilage | | | | with the arthritis, but they do not fix the problem of the |
| (nature’s “shock absorber”) in the | | | | deteriorating cartilage. |
| hand begins to deteriorate. The body begins to | | | | Some people discuss surgical options because they |
| produce a fluid called synovium to try and cushion the | | | | eliminate the problem completely. The types of |
| joints in place of the cartilage. However, this fluid | | | | surgeries that can treat hand arthritis are numerous. |
| causes the joint to swell and results in the restricted | | | | One option, for example, is to have the affected joints |
| motion of the joint. The joint covering, Called the | | | | replaced altogether. |
| capsule, stretches, which causes the pain that arthritis | | | | If you are suffering from hand arthritis, then you do not |
| is known for. | | | | have to live with your pain. There are so many options |
| Early on, people with hand arthritis might experience a | | | | available for treatment that can significantly increase |
| dull or burning pain in their hands . For example, many | | | | the quality of your life and life the limitations that have |
| people feel this sensation when grasping or gripping | | | | been placed on your daily activity. |