Raised hard bumps in the joints of the hands are considered to be tendon sheath cysts, stenosing tenosynovitis and gout. They can be treated with medication and, if necessary, surgery.
1. Tendon sheath cysts: if the symptoms are not serious, you can continue to observe, mild pain, you can use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen to ease the discomfort, you can also choose to puncture, suction, injection of glucocorticoid drugs such as dexamethasone and other methods of treatment of the disease.
If the size of the cyst continues to increase and the symptoms are more serious, surgery should be considered.
2. Stenosing tenosynovitis: In the early stage of the disease, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs such as ibuprofen can be used to relieve the discomfort, and when the pain is severe, you can also consider intra-tendon sheath injection of prednisone acetate or betamethasone to improve the symptoms, and if the effect of the conservative treatment is not good, you can consider surgery according to the doctor’s advice.
3. Gout: Oral colchicine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as celecoxib, glucocorticosteroids such as prednisone acetate can be effective anti-inflammatory and analgesic to improve the quality of life.
If you have symptoms, you should go to the hospital in time, and standardize the treatment under the doctor’s guidance. The above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor.