Symptoms of arthritis of the hand usually include stiffness of the hand, swelling and pain, and deformity of the knuckle joints. 1. Stiffness: when the patient carries out some fine work on the fingers, there is usually a lack of mounting, that is, the mobility of the fingers is significantly reduced. 2. Swelling and pain: patients who develop hand arthritis will cause pain if they work on their hands a lot or use cool water frequently, meanwhile, the soft tissues will be red, swollen, painful and indurated. 3. Joint deformity of the knuckles: it is due to hyperplastic nodules at the distal and proximal ends of the joints that lead to joint enlargement of the hand, but if not treated in time, the patient may have some deformities in all directions, and in serious cases, it may even lead to complete loss of the patient’s entire hand function. Patients with symptoms of arthritis of the hand are advised to go to the hospital in a timely manner for consultation and treatment under the guidance of a doctor.