Pain at the Hegu point may be a normal reaction, or it may be a manifestation of muscle strain or rheumatoid arthritis.
1. Normal reaction: Hegu point is the hand yangming large intestine meridian on the point, here is more sensitive, so press this point with pain is generally a normal reaction.
2. Muscle strain: mostly seen in the frequent use of the mouse operation and other workers, the thumb joints and the muscles in the Hegu long-term strain can cause muscle strain or aseptic inflammation, leading to the occurrence of pain.
3. Rheumatoid arthritis: mainly manifested as multiple joints, small joints, symmetrical swelling, pain, deformity, when occurring in the first and second metacarpophalangeal joints between the person, can appear in the Hegu point pressure pain.
When the patient Hagu point pain, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, after the cause of the disease is clear for standardized treatment.