Stiff fingers are treated according to different causes. Specific causes include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cervical spondylosis and other causes. Treatment methods include physical therapy, medication and surgery.
1. Osteoarthritis: Osteoarthritis will cause localized inflammation of the joints and stiffness and pain in the fingers. Patients can use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and celecoxib to reduce inflammation and pain. Medications such as glucosamine hydrochloride can also be used to nourish the cartilage. In severe cases, minimally invasive joint cleaning surgery and artificial joint replacement surgery with the assistance of arthroscopy are needed.
2. Rheumatoid arthritis: After suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, a large amount of inflammatory exudate accumulates in the joints, causing swelling of the soft tissues around the joints, thus triggering stiffness.
Patients can apply localized hot compresses and physiotherapy to eliminate soft tissue swelling and relieve stiffness. You can use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen to reduce pain and inflammation, and antirheumatic treatment with anticorrosive drugs such as colchicine to relieve the condition.
3. Cervical spondylosis: patients with cervical spondylosis, if serious, may appear nerve compression phenomenon, so fingers can appear stiff symptoms. Hot compresses and physiotherapy on the neck can effectively relax the muscles and relieve the symptoms. In severe cases, surgery of the anterior and posterior cervical spine is needed to solve the nerve compression problem.
Finger stiffness can also be caused by diseases such as adhesion of the joint capsule and tendons in the fingers. It is recommended that patients with stiff fingers should consult a doctor in time, and follow the doctor’s instructions to choose the appropriate treatment measures according to their own examination.