Thumb gout treatment is mainly drug therapy, but also onset of joint care of the knuckles.
1. Drug therapy: gout patients in the body of urate in the form of crystals deposited, adhering to the finger joints, wrist joints and other parts of the stimulus can cause joint inflammation, gout attack patients can be diclofenac, ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and colchicine to relieve the symptoms, to be relieved of the symptoms of active use of febuxostat, benzbromarone and other uric acid-lowering medication to correct the high uric acidemia.
2. Joint care: gout attack patients thumb area joint pain, swelling and other symptoms, can be appropriate to the onset of the site to be magnesium sulfate wet compresses, while trying to elevate the affected area, avoid strenuous exercise, try to drink more water.
Drugs need to be used under the guidance of a physician, it is recommended that patients with gouty thumbs go to a regular hospital orthopedics, rheumatology and immunology departments and other related departments for detailed consultation and compliance with the medication.