Pain at the thumb joint may be caused by physiological factors such as over-activity and cold irritation of the thumb, or it may be due to pathologic factors such as fractures and gout. Recovery methods include physical therapy, medication and surgery.
1. Physiological factors: long-term high-intensity activities of the thumb may lead to fatigue injury causing pain, first of all, you need to reduce the amount of exercise, and at the same time, you can properly apply hot compresses to the joints of the thumb, and you can also massage the joints and bake electricity to alleviate the symptoms; the joints of the joints of the long term exposure to cold may also have the above symptoms, and you need to pay attention to the warmth of the joints of the thumb.
2. Fracture: the above symptoms may also occur when the thumb is fractured. Patients with better alignment of the fracture line can be fixed with splints or casts; patients with poor alignment of the fracture line need to undergo surgery for internal fixation; and medicines such as mannitol and deer melon peptide can be used to reduce the swelling and promote the healing of the bone.
3. Gout: gout patients may also have the above symptoms, patients first need to limit the intake of high-purine food; at the same time, you can use colchicine, benzbromarone and other drugs to lower uric acid.
Pain at the thumb joint may also be caused by factors such as tenosynovitis of the thumb. If the patient’s symptoms are severe, or the symptoms do not improve, the patient should go to the hospital in time for treatment. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.