The causes of hand pain in the elderly are mainly considered to be related to inflammation, degenerative diseases, neurological lesions and overwork. 1. Inflammation: If inflammation occurs in the hand area of the elderly, such as tenosynovitis or osteoarthritis of the fingers, the stimulation of inflammation will easily trigger the symptoms of hand pain directly, and even accompanied by the manifestation of swelling. 2. Degenerative lesions: with age, it is easy to produce degenerative bone and joint problems, if it occurs in the elderly hand joints, it is easy to produce direct pain performance. 3. Neurological lesions: if the elderly have neurological lesions, such as peripheral nerve injury of the upper extremities, it is easy to produce nerve dysfunction, abnormal sensory performance, so the symptoms of hand pain. 4. Excessive fatigue: If the elderly people work with their hands for a long time, they will easily feel fatigue, which will trigger the phenomenon of hand pain, and the symptoms may be relieved by themselves after appropriate rest. If the elderly hand pain lasts for a long time, you need to find out the specific cause as soon as possible, and then standardized treatment under the guidance of the doctor, to prevent later dysfunction.