Gout

Gout is a metabolic disease in which the concentration of uric acid in the blood is too high. This leads to severe joint inflammation, which can cause pain and damage the joints. The exact cause is still not clarified, – it comes however to a too high production of uric acid, which can develop due to a kidney problem.

Flu-like symptoms such as fever or aching limbs appear as well as redness and swelling. If an attack of gout is recognized in time and treated medically, no complications will occur. On the other hand, symptoms such as deformities of the joints and soft tissue knots can occur. In order to avoid a frequent occurrence of a gout attack, the patient should be treated medically. Comprehensive information on this topic can be found in the article Physiotherapy for gout.

Finger joint arthrosis

Fingelenksarthrose refers to the wear and tear of cartilage/cartilage degradation especially at the finger joints. Women are usually more frequently affected and, in contrast to normal arthrosis of all other joints, arthrosis does not only result from overloading, but is often hormonal in nature. For this reason, women are particularly affected by arthrosis of the finger joints and also find themselves after or during the menopause.

Finger injuries, such as fractures or capsule injuries, can, however, become the cause of developing arthrosis of the finger joint. The symptoms of finger joint arthrosis usually begin with pain and problems in everyday situations. Opening a jam jar, holding a cup or turning a key are suddenly only possible with pain.

In addition, nodules form on the joints of the fingers and mobility is significantly restricted. In addition, deformities of the fingers, which are mainly caused by the nodules, become more frequent. The pain in the fingers is particularly extreme during an acute arthrosis attack.

Sensitivity disorder can also be a symptom. Long-term strain on the fingers, such as when playing the piano or violin, knitting, embroidering or other manual work, working on a keyboard or in the area of massage therapy can promote arthrosis in the finger joints. You could also read the following articles on this topic:

Physiotherapy for a torn capsule on the wrist
Physiotherapy for wrist arthrosis
Physiotherapy for a carpal fracture
Physiotherapy for a scaphoid fracture of the hand