• Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Login

Staying Healthy

Everything you want to know about your health and those you love

  • Adults
  • Children
  • Conditions
  • Education/Training
    • Health Education and Training Blog
    • Health Degree Programs
    • Health Short Courses
  • Fitness
  • Healthcare
  • Mental Health
  • Pet Health
  • Health Store

What are the Symptoms and Treatment of Thumb Joint Pain?

Leave a Comment

Thumb joint pain often makes it impossible to work with your hands as normal. The pain makes it impossible to grasp items and hold them. The pain associated with thumb and joint pain can really bother you in your daily life. The most common cause for pain in the joint of your thumb is trauma. When you had an accident your thumb is sensitive to trauma. Other common causes are Arthritis and Rheumatism.

Impaired grip is the most important symptom and also the one that give the most discomfort. Activities that normally would be very simple are now impossible to do. You start noticing how important your thumb is when you are not able to use it fully. Opening a jar, brushing your teeth, turning the key, all procedures that will be very difficult when you have thumb joint pain. However, there are also other symptoms.

Other symptoms of thumb joint pain are stiffness and inflammation of the joint. The inflammation is noticeable by the swelling and stiffness is caused by inactivity. In most cases the injury is minor and therefore temporary. Resting, relaxation and some thumb exercises are all you need to fully recover. After one or two weeks, the symptoms and pain will go away.

When the pain remains because of the inflammation, anti inflammatory medication is also an option. Your doctor will not always prescribes these medications as they also come with side  effects. If you want to relief the pain than an aspirin might be enough already. Stronger medication is not advised because they won’t heal the injury and increase the chance that you will injure it even more. An Icepack against the swelling is also a good option as long as you do not put the ice direct on the skin. Always wrap it in a towel or use an icepack.

So when do you know that you should visit a doctor? If you do not know where the pain comes from and if it remains for longer than 2 weeks, than it might be wise to consult your doctor. The primary diagnostic test is making X-rays from various positions.  In this way he can see if it is broken or if it is Arthritis. In very rare occasions the pain is caused by loosening of the tendons. In this case, surgical intervention is often the best treatment for thumb joint pain.

Related

You might also like:

Fractured ThumbMost Common Thumb Injuries Default ThumbnailCauses of Thumb and Wrist Pain Default ThumbnailWhat are the Causes of Wrist pain? Default ThumbnailWhat are the Wrist Pain Diagnosis Methods? Default ThumbnailWhat are the Causes of Hand & Finger Pain? Default ThumbnailTreatment and Symptoms of Tendonitis Default ThumbnailSprained Wrist: Treatment and Diagnosis wrist-treatmentSome Wrist Exercises for Muscle Strengthening Default ThumbnailWhat is the Treament for a Sprained Wrist?

Filed Under: Hand-Wrist-Pain Tagged With: impossible to grasp items, symptoms of thumb joint pain, thumb and joint pain, thumb exercises, Thumb Joint Pain, treatment for thumb joint pain

What are Your Views on This? Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Search This Website

Health Topics

Pet Health

Girl and Dog

Can I use Neosporin on my Dogs?

Dogs are considered to be one of the most loved animals in the world. In fact, dogs are the most common house pet all across the globe. Aside from … [Read More...]

More Posts About Pet Health

Electronics in Health

mother breastfeeding baby

Breastfeed Your Baby: Electronic Breast Pumps

Feeding your new baby breast milk is a choice a new mother has to make one way or another. It can be a great way to make sure your baby gets the best … [Read More...]

More Posts from Electronic Category

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Follow Me

Copyright © 2023  Staying Healthy