1, cold and hot compress: If the finger is swollen and painful due to trauma, you must rest in time. You can use ice packs for cold compress within 24 hours to promote blood vessel contraction and relieve pain. After 24 hours, you can soak your fingers in warm water to promote blood circulation and accelerate swelling.
2, drug treatment: you can apply drugs to the swollen parts, such as safflower oil. If the pain is very severe, you can take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium or loxoprofen sodium, celecoxib, etoricoxib and so on. , as well as drugs such as Maizhiling and Diosmin, to promote finger swelling. Gouty arthritis, common osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis can all be treated with the above drugs;
3. Physiotherapy: The swelling caused by chronic inflammation can be relieved to some extent through microwave physiotherapy and far infrared physiotherapy. Patients can also gradually relieve the symptoms of finger joint swelling and pain through massage, acupuncture and other means.
4, functional exercise: finger swelling and pain, should be properly functional exercise to avoid finger joint stiffness and muscle atrophy, you can actively carry out finger joint flexion and extension activities. If morning stiffness or pain occurs in the morning, physical therapy and hot compress, plus functional exercise, can make the swelling and pain of finger joints gradually disappear;
5. Surgical treatment: If the patient has unbearable pain, he should go to the hospital for X-ray examination in time to rule out fracture or ligament injury. If this happens, manual reduction and fixation or surgical treatment are generally needed.
If it is due to gouty arthritis, which causes finger swelling and pain, you should avoid high purine diet, such as avoiding seafood, tofu, animal offal, beef and mutton. If the symptoms of finger swelling and pain are very serious, the patient should seek medical attention in time to avoid delaying the treatment opportunity.