What to do if you can’t make a fist due to finger joint pain during pregnancy

Finger joint pain during pregnancy can be caused by cold, calcium deficiency, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. Improve the symptoms by applying hot compresses and warmth, calcium supplementation and medication.
1. Cold: no attention to hand warmth during pregnancy, finger joints long-term cold case may lead to finger joint pain can not make a fist, usually pay attention to hand warmth, can be appropriate hot compresses, accelerate blood circulation in the finger joints, improve the range of joint activity, reduce joint pain.
2. Calcium deficiency: With the increase of pregnancy weeks, fetal growth and development is relatively fast, may be in the late pregnancy calcium deficiency phenomenon, then caused by late pregnancy finger joint pain can not make a fist, go to the hospital to check the serum calcium ion concentration, to determine the timely supplementation of calcium supplements, such as calcium carbonate, calcium lactate, but also appropriate supplementation of vitamin D, to promote the absorption of calcium, may alleviate the symptoms.
3. Rheumatoid arthritis: finger joint pain during pregnancy can not make a fist, may be caused by rheumatoid arthritis, go to the hospital through the anti-O, rheumatoid factor test to determine, according to the condition of the discretionary application of a small dose of prednisone, small dose aspirin treatment.
Finger joint pain during pregnancy can’t make a fist symptoms are more serious timely medical attention, the above drugs are recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions.