Causes and forms of pain in the hand
There are various causes for pain in the hand. They range from serious traumatic causes to more harmless minor traumas and chronic causes that can cause long-lasting pain.
Acute causes
Among the most common acute causes of pain in the hand are fractures of the hand bones (both wrist and carpal bones). Fractures of the hands are usually caused by trauma. The most common trauma that causes fractures in the hands is the fall.
When falling, the affected persons usually try to catch themselves with their hands at the last second. This often leads to unphysiological movements in the wrist or finger joints when the fall occurs. The hand is often turned backwards, which can lead to forearm fractures.
But also carpal bones can be affected in this case. Finger bones are usually fractured when the fingers become trapped. As a rule, these are incarcerations on car doors or similar.
In the case of trauma of any kind involving the hand or fingers, the cause is clear, but the resulting damage only becomes clear in the course of closer diagnosis. In the case of fractures, there is usually severe and unpalatable pain after the actual fall. This pain can be provoked and intensifies when the hand is moved.
Furthermore, swelling in the area of the fracture occurs. A so-called fatigue fracture in the bones of the hand can also lead to pain. In this case there is usually no trauma, such as a fall, or even the smallest injuries are sufficient to cause a fracture of the hand or the hand bones.
As a rule, fatigue fractures always occur when incorrect posture causes particular stress to the bones and muscles. Also affected are patients suffering from manifest osteoporosis. In addition, after a trauma, a capsule tear or rupture as well as ligament stretching and torn ligaments can also occur, which can lead to sometimes very severe pain. and ligament injuries to the wrist and pain in the right arm
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