Inability to make a fist with both hands can be caused by hand strain, inflammation of the knuckles, nerve damage, etc. The causes of the disease are different and the treatment methods are different. Common treatments include general treatment, medication, physical therapy and surgery.
1. Hand strain: If the hand is overworked for too long or with too much intensity, and fails to take sufficient rest to recover, the hand muscles, fascia strain and lactic acid buildup, hand muscle numbness and stiffness may lead to the inability to make a fist. You can apply hot compresses and stretch the fingers of the palm of the hand to promote blood circulation and metabolite decomposition and improve the inability to make a fist.
2. Inflammation of finger joints: when finger arthritis includes osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gouty arthritis, there is swelling and pain in the finger joints, especially when the pain is aggravated when the fingers are flexed and stretched, which leads to inability to make a fist.
Physical methods such as heat therapy and infrared radiation can be used to promote local blood circulation. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen and celecoxib can also be taken under the guidance of a doctor.
3. Nerve damage: If the nerve of the hand is damaged due to trauma or other factors, it may lead to hand movement disorders, or even muscle atrophy of the hand, and the symptom of not being able to make a fist with both hands may occur. Temporal nutritional drugs such as methylcobalamin can be used, which can help maintain the function of nerve conduction and treat nerve damage.
If there is a break in the nerve, surgical treatment is needed to repair the nerve and improve the inability to make a fist.
In addition, the inability to make a fist with both hands may also be caused by edema of the hands and central nervous system pathology. It is recommended that the patient go to the hospital in time for the doctor to diagnose the cause of the problem and give targeted treatment.