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Symptoms of disease - pain in fingers

The man, except for the cases of polydactyly and hypodactylism five fingers on hands and feet.

Which diseases there is pain in fingers

Causes of pain in the fingers of the hands:

- Stenosing ligament the transverse ligament wrist (syndrome carpal, or carpal channel). Sick predominantly women, especially in the age group of 40 - 60 years. For the disease is characterized by numbness and/or burning, burning pain in all fingers except the little finger - in a large, index and average, and less in the ring finger.
The pain and stiffness of the more pronounced on the Palmar surface of the fingers, and go from the base of the palm to their ends; that is unpleasant sensations are distributed along the entire length of the fingers, and is not concentrated in the area of any of the joints.
Strengthening of unpleasant sensations in the fingers and palms usually occurs at night, an hour in three, four, or very early in the morning. In the middle of the day the pain and numbness in carpal tunnel syndrome are generally weaker.
The appearance of the finger joints in this disease does not change. Sometimes there is only a small swelling of the hands and fingers and their pallor or cyanosis (acrocyanosis).

- At injuries of the cervical spine unpleasant sensations are developing in one hand, captures the process of or all of the five fingers of the hand, including the little finger, or have pain, numbness, arise only in the little finger and the ring finger.

"Dislocated fingers. Symptoms: a sharp pain in the injured finger, the position of the finger unnatural, finger poking out of joint. His movements are not available. Most often occurs dislocation of large (first) finger of the hand.

- When there are signs of inflammation in the joints of the fingers (pain in the fingers, swelling, redness, difficult and/or painful movement) can be suspected of arthritis. The most common rheumatoid arthritis (which, despite its name, does not have to rheumatism no relation). It is characterized by the following features in addition to these manifestations of inflammation): the defeat of three or more small joints of the wrist, which stretches more than three months; in the pathological process are often involved symmetric joints of both hands (for example both of the first joint forefingers on the left and right hands); characterized by stiffness of movement in the affected joints in the morning, which during the day is gradually taking place. It starts with one joint, in the absence of treatment, arthritis moves gradually on the other, involving more and more joints of the hands, which makes it impossible to undertake small movements.
Often the process can be observed not only on the hands, but also on the joints of the toes and ankle joints. Large joints (knee, hip, shoulder) almost never suffer. In addition to the joint violations of rheumatoid arthritis may cause serious disturbances in the functioning of the internal organs (vessels, kidneys, lungs, etc.). Therefore, timely started treatment is extremely important in terms of prevention of progression of the disease.

- Angiospastic peripheral crises occur in the lungs cases paresthesias in hands and feet, cyanotic, and, in severe cases - paling, cold and pain in the fingers, later arises cyanosis of the fingers, and then redness (Reynaud syndrome). Continues attack a few minutes, and may occur several times a day, provoked by cooling and mental trauma.
the pain in his fingers -
The man, except for the cases of polydactyly and hypodactylism five fingers on hands and feet.

Pain in the fingers can be observed in a wide range of conditions:

When no disease occurs pain in the fingers:



Causes of pain in the fingers of the hands:

- Stenosing ligament the transverse ligament wrist (syndrome carpal, or carpal channel). Sick predominantly women, especially in the age group of 40 - 60 years. For the disease is characterized by numbness and / or burning, burning pain in all fingers except the little finger - in a large, index and average, and less in the ring finger.
The pain and stiffness of the more pronounced on the Palmar surface of the fingers, and go from the base of the palm to their ends; that is unpleasant sensations are distributed along the entire length of the fingers, and is not concentrated in the area of any of the joints.
Strengthening of unpleasant sensations in the fingers and palms usually occurs at night, an hour in three, four, or very early in the morning. In the middle of the day the pain and numbness in carpal tunnel syndrome are generally weaker.
The appearance of the finger joints in this disease does not change. Sometimes there is only a small swelling of the hands and fingers and their pallor or cyanosis (acrocyanosis).

- At injuries of the cervical spine unpleasant sensations are developing in one hand, captures the process of or all of the five fingers of the hand, including the little finger, or have pain, numbness, arise only in the little finger and the ring finger.

"Dislocated fingers. Symptoms: a sharp pain in the injured finger, the position of the finger unnatural, finger poking out of joint. His movements are not available. Most often occurs dislocation of large (first) finger of the hand.

- When there are signs of inflammation in the joints of the fingers (pain in the fingers, swelling, redness, difficult and/or painful movement) can be suspected of arthritis. The most common rheumatoid arthritis (which, despite its name, does not have to rheumatism no relation). It is characterized by the following features in addition to these manifestations of inflammation): the defeat of three or more small joints of the wrist, which stretches more than three months; in the pathological process are often involved symmetric joints of both hands (for example both of the first joint forefingers on the left and right hands); characterized by stiffness of movement in the affected joints in the morning, which during the day is gradually taking place. It starts with one joint, in the absence of treatment, arthritis moves gradually on the other, involving more and more joints of the hands, which makes it impossible to undertake small movements.
Often the process can be observed not only on the hands, but also on the joints of the toes and ankle joints. Large joints (knee, hip, shoulder) almost never suffer. In addition to the joint violations of rheumatoid arthritis may cause serious disturbances in the functioning of the internal organs (vessels, kidneys, lungs, etc.). Therefore, timely started treatment is extremely important in terms of prevention of progression of the disease.

- Angiospastic peripheral crises occur in the lungs cases paresthesias in hands and feet, cyanotic, and, in severe cases - paling, cold and pain in the fingers, later arises cyanosis of the fingers, and then redness (Reynaud syndrome). Continues attack a few minutes, and may occur several times a day, provoked by cooling and mental trauma.

- Symptoms of diseases of vessels of the hands can be a pain, cramps and fatigue in the fingers of the hands with the physical load, an intermittent tingling in the fingers. The skin of the fingers and hands it may be pale and cold to the touch. Most often these symptoms appear, when the patient has to deal with cold water. Can sometimes be a heavy weight in his hands, feeling of weakness, fatigue. Hair becomes rare. Nails thicken.
With time, the lumen of the arteries of low extremities narrows more, and blood flow is disturbed stronger. Pain in the fingers and hands become permanent or manifest at the slightest load, the skin of the fingers cold. Pulse on a radial arteria (place on the wrist, where usually palpate pulse.) weakened or has none.

- Vibration disease. Under the influence of the local vibrations of the persons working with manual power tool, there are four stages of vibration disease. In the first stage arise transient pain, paresthesia, numbness in the fingers. In the second stage of the pain and paresthesia are sustainable, identifies changes of vascular tone (capillaries and larger vessels), distinct sensitivity disorders (especially reduced vibration sensitivity). Develop the symptoms of a vegetative-vascular dystonia, and asthenia. In the III stage acute and trophic disturbances are severe, there are bouts of pain, numbness and paresthesia, distinct syndrome vasospasm vibration white finger, mixed sensitivity disorders (peripheral, often segmental).

- Neuropathy ulnar nerve is due to his injury or pressure in the area of the elbow joint or ankle joint. Is characterized by pain and paresthesia in the IV and V of the fingers, tenderness on percussion and palpation of the place of compression. With the development of the disease may occur motor disorders in the form of the weakness of the leads and bring IV and V of the fingers, muscle atrophy hypothenar and intercostals muscles with the formation of «nail brushes».

- Paroxysmal episodes of pain in the fingers of the hands, accompanied by a sharp whitening fingertips, it is known in medicine under the name of "Raynaud syndrome". Pain is usually burning, strong, can provotsyrovtsa stress, injuries, cold hands. This condition sometimes occurs as an independent disease, and is accompanied by other conditions. Sometimes it is only in the role of one of the manifestations of other diseases (e.g., scleroderma). Installation of such a diagnosis is the work of a doctor (sometimes this work requires a lot of effort). In any case, this condition requires mandatory treatment, as it has quite serious complications (especially in the often repeated attacks): disrupted the supply of tissues and the delivery to him of oxygen, which sometimes leads to even death plots the tips of the fingers (which is, however, not often).

- Felon finger - inflammation of the tissues of the finger (usually, the process covers the tip of your finger). The most often felon arises as a result of infection, which can be included when removing the burrs with scratches in the field of nails, etc. Pain in Whitlow gradually increasing, has twitch character, increases at night. Finger appear red, swollen, touching extremely painful. In many cases, increases body temperature.
This disease requires urgent treatment to the surgeon, as there can be severe complications (deformation of fingers and even sepsis, infection of the blood).

- Polycythemia is an increase in the number of red blood cells in the human body. The disease affects people from 15 to 90 years of age, the peak incidence occurs in the age group over 50 years of age. More common in men. The disease has 3 forms. Primary polycythemia is a disease in which there is excessive production of red, white blood cells, and platelets. Secondary polycythemia, or reactive, develops as a complication of diseases or factors not associated with diseases of the blood. Stress polycythemia, or pseudo polycythemia, develops when the decrease in the liquid part of blood and plasma.
The main symptoms of the true policitemii due to high erythrocytosis, the increase of volume of circulating blood, increases its viscosity.
The disease develops gradually. Many patients even before diagnosis complain of heaviness in the head, headache, insomnia, itching, especially after a bath, numbness and paroxysmal pain in my fingertips (rodonalgia).
These symptoms are associated with increased hyperemia vessels, a violation of the microcirculation.

- Leading and constant symptom of compression of the spine with cervical osteochondrosis is a pain. Pain are sharp, cutting, can be accompanied by a feeling as if passing an electric current. They apply from the top down, from girdle on the upper arm, forearm, fingers (often finger and the little finger). Often the pain is accompanied by numbness, a feeling of «pins and needles», chilliness, icing (parestesia), increasing the load on the spine. Pain and paresthesia are enhanced by coughing, sneezing, straining, and especially when the tilt of the head in a healthy way. Often the pain intensifies the night. Mobility of the affected spinal segments is strongly limited.

- Pain in the fingers of the hands may occur acutely rheumatism, gout, scapular-shoulder-periarthritis and other diseases.

Pain in your toes

Pain in your toes, as a rule, are caused by one of three reasons: arthritis, arthrosis or vascular disorders:

- For all of arthritis characterized by inflammation of the rhythm of pain (in 3-4 hours of the night), but at the same time many arthritis have their "favorite" fingers. So, for example, the great toe often becomes inflamed in reaction and psoriatic arthritis, and gout (with the true gout, which happens more often in men). The other four fingers are most often become inflamed (in different variants and combinations) in rheumatoid arthritis, and sometimes - when psoriatic.

- Arthrosis of the big toe, in vernacular called gout, in fact nothing to do with gout has not. Although this diet is really most often affects it is the big toe of the foot, it occurs much less frequently than arthrosis. And if you suffer from gout mostly men, arthrosis of the big toe is broken more often in women. The reason for this is a long-term wearing fashionable shoes with narrow toe. As a result of thumb strongly deviates in, pressed for the second finger of the foot. Molded due to the deviations of the foot bone receives additional injury (rubbed with shoes) during the walk and gradually deformed. Later deformed not only suggestion bone, but also the entire joint. He is much wider (thicker) than it was before. The movement in the joint sharply limited.
In the far visited arthrosis deformation usually so much captures the finger in the wrong position, that it is virtually impossible to return to the normal position. In addition to all of the constant friction of an inflammation of periarticular bags (bursitis) joint swell, blushes and aches when it is touched.
The situation is aggravated by the fact, that the big finger of your blood pressure pushes out" and even the second and third toes, which leads to the combined deformation of the foot, which is very difficult to treat therapeutic methods.

2. Morton's neuroma is also called plantar fasciitis. The pain occurs in the area of the base of the fingers of the foot. This is due to the increased pressure on the nerve. In women it happens five times more often, than at men.
Morton's neuroma, probably, is called repeatedly repetitive injuries. Due to the infringement of the nerve develops traumatic neuritis. As irritation of a chronic nature, this section of the nerve thickens and becomes sensitive and painful.
The main symptom of a Morton's neuroma is a pain. Usually it is located at the base of the second, third and fourth toes. When carrying heavy loads and walking the pain intensified. Can give to the nearby fingers and in the direction of the calf.

3. Numbness in the feet and toes and pain when walking in the toes may be a consequence of diabetes. The patient often complains and the burning sensation in the soles of the feet, especially at night. It says on vascular problems and hyperactivity disorder of the nerve endings.

4. Vibration white finger feet (all or some), which may be accompanied by pain in your toes, especially in the face of physical activity (walking, running, climbing stairs, etc.) or when triggered, most likely indicates the condition of the blood vessels, and more precisely - the arteries of the legs. Risk factors are: male, age over 30 years of age, Smoking, diabetes mellitus.
The two main diseases in which is found a similar symptoms - atherosclerosis of the arteries of lower extremities, obliterating endarteritis. Both of them are accompanied by impaired blood circulation in the arteries, which eventually manifests itself a violation of the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the tissues. This manifests in pain in the legs (or one foot) in different parts of the (fingers, foot, leg, etc.) depending on the level of blockage of the vessel, changes in the skin is pale, dry) and nails are brittle, striated), hair loss on legs (especially noticeable in men), increased sensitivity to cold.

5. Ingrown nail is most likely to occur on a big toe. Nail, planted in the skin of the finger, can inflict severe pain, but it may also, redness, swelling, and even infection. Trimming nails too short or not straight, strong shoes - all can lead to what has ingrown nail.

6. Hardening is the growth of dead cells, which are frozen and compacted on the skin of the feet. They are located, as a rule, the pads of the feet, on the heels of and/or on the thumb. Some hardening have a deep-seated root, called the kernel. This view is particularly painful at constant pressure on the big toe.

Which doctor should I contact if there is a pain in fingers

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