When your big toe joint hurts, it's hard to think about anything else. Many people may have encountered this problem. In fact, there can be a lot of reasons that cause such pain in the leg. The main thing is to be able to classify them and immediately seek help from your doctor.
Pain in the thumb joint can be associated with a fairly common disease - arthrosis, or, as it is also called, gout. True gout affects the thumb, but is much less common. Arthrosis in the joint of the big toe, as a rule, develops in the fair half, and gout - in the stronger half.
Some people think that the joints of their big toes hurt due to poor nutrition or salt deposits. This statement is far from the truth, since arthrosis can develop after an injury (bruise/fracture/dislocation). Even if a person stumbles, the likelihood of developing pain increases many times over.
Deformation of the big toe may be associated with an individual peculiarity in the development of the foot. If you wear tight shoes for a long time, you can get not only flat feet. Fashionable styles, in addition to beauty, only bring harm to the body. For this reason, the thumb joint is negatively affected at different ages.
The thumb deviates inward and begins to press against the second. As a result of this process, increased trauma to the bone begins. If no attention is paid at the initial stage, then destructive processes begin in the thumb joint. It thickens prematurely, leading to decreased mobility in this area.
If there is no treatment, then arthrosis begins to fix the limb in the wrong position. In some cases, it simply cannot be returned to the reverse position. In addition, against the background of constant friction, inflammation of the big toe joint (bursitis) develops. Don't be surprised if it turns red and swollen.
Patients should remember that pain in the thumb joint intensifies while walking, running, or with increased pressure. If a person takes a horizontal position and reduces the pressure, the pain in the joint will stop within a few hours.
Thus, the main differences between bursitis and arthritis can be established. Deformities in the big toe are also aggravated by the fact that increasing pressure can push out neighboring toes, leading to deformation of the entire arch of the foot. This pathological condition is difficult to correct, and therefore treatment must begin in advance.
If your big toe hurts, you can try changing your shoes.
This simple advice has helped many people. By giving up pointy-toed shoes, you can feel tangible changes. When your big toes hurt, you need to use special pads that need to be placed between the big toe and the adjacent toe.
This simple step will prevent your fingers from closing. Such products can be purchased at almost any pharmacy. The big toe that prevents you from sleeping should not be ignored. The diseased joint should be targeted with laser, magnetic therapy and mud. To relieve inflammation on the big toe, you can use a compress with medical bile.
Modern pharmacology is replete with drugs that can reduce inflammation of the thumb. Ointments based on bischofite show good results. If your thumb has suffered an injury, you should consult a chiropractor who can realign the joint.
If the joint is swollen and does not allow you to live normally, you can introduce drugs based on hyaluronic acid. Surgery may help if the joint is severely swollen. If primary symptoms are detected, you should immediately seek help from your doctor. If left untreated, the toe problem will only get worse.
Many patients are in no hurry to see a doctor if any abnormalities are detected. The key to long-term health and activity is not only compliance with associated factors, but also timely diagnosis. About 70% of people could prevent arthrosis if they consulted a specialist in a timely manner. Diseases that have specific symptoms are immediately noticeable, and therefore patients must be especially vigilant.
In our age of computers, there is a lot of stress on our fingers every day. The reason may be professions that require dexterity and precision of hand movements. However, if the thumb joint on one hand hurts, doing many things becomes difficult, sometimes even impossible. Why is this happening?
Joint pain is divided by type of origin. It can be mechanical and inflammatory in nature.
Inflammation is a consequence of disease. Mechanical damage – injuries. Inflammation occurs equally on both the right and left hands.
The most common diseases that provoke the inflammatory process:
With synovitis, the synovial cavity becomes inflamed, where there is a fluid that lubricates the joints so that they glide well and do not rub against each other. During inflammation, more fluid is produced than necessary. What causes swelling?
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a modern disease that appears as a result of prolonged work on a computer. The hands are in one position for a long time, which causes temporary numbness, sometimes quite severe pain in the fingers and hands.
This is not a complete list of pathologies that cause pain in the thumb area. Why do these diseases appear?
The main reasons for the development of diseases:
In order to treat correctly, you need to know what disease caused it. To do this, you need to undergo diagnostics and go to the doctor so that he can prescribe treatment. Anti-inflammatory and painkillers are usually prescribed: ointments, creams and gels for external use with components that quickly eliminate the main symptoms.
There are a huge variety of them available today:
Painkiller and warming agent. The main active ingredients are levomenthol, camphor, eucalyptus oil. They stimulate blood circulation, so that beneficial substances are delivered to the tissues faster.
Camphor has an analgesic effect. The drug is prescribed for pain in the thumb joint at the end of the main treatment, to improve metabolic processes.
To quickly restore the thumb joint, lubricate the problem area of your left or right hand with a small amount of ointment about 3 times during the day. Treatment should last no more than 14 days. After using the ointment, wash your hands thoroughly so that you do not accidentally get it on your mucous membranes.
The use of "Gevkamen" for anyone who is allergic to the components of the ointment. It is also not advisable to use this drug in the presence of skin diseases. It is not recommended to treat children under 12 years of age with this ointment.
After regular use of Gevkamen, the rehabilitation process is significantly reduced. Pain goes away within the first hours after use.
Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and decongestant, created on the basis of diclofenac diethylamine and methyl salicylate. Thanks to their properties, they, penetrating deep into the tissue, quickly relieve pain, relieve swelling and restore the motor ability of the joint, especially in the morning after waking up.
To make the pain disappear faster, lubricate the area that hurts 4 times a day with a small amount of gel. Use for a maximum of 10 days.
Dicloran is contraindicated in the third trimester of pregnancy, children under 6 years of age, and allergy sufferers who react directly to the components of the drug. It should not be used if you have skin lesions or bronchial asthma. Side effects occur very rarely and are expressed in the form of skin rashes.
After using the gel, pain and inflammation go away easily and quickly. The swelling also does not last long - literally on the third day there is a positive trend.
Painkiller and anti-inflammatory agent. The main component is ketoprofen, which quickly relieves pain and relieves inflammation.
If it hurts at the base of your thumb, rub a small strip of gel with massage movements in the area where the pain is concentrated. Use 3 times a day.
Like all non-steroidal drugs, Bystrumgel is not intended for long-term use - treatment should last a maximum of 10 days.
Bystrumgel is contraindicated for children under 16 years of age and for anyone who has allergic reactions to ketoprofen and other components of the gel. It is also undesirable to use it when there are skin infectious diseases, during lactation and pregnancy.
The gel is specially designed to relieve the main symptoms of inflammation in the joints. The effect lasts a long time.
If the diagnosis indicates that the disease is in its early stages, home remedies can be used. They are used mainly to relieve pain and stop the inflammatory process.
Place the honey in a water bath. Add aloe juice there. Finally, add vodka and mix well. Place in a dark place for a day. Lubricate the areas of pain in your hand with the prepared medicine several times a day, cover with plastic and wrap with a warm scarf or handkerchief. Apply the compress not only during the day, but also at night. You can use the medicine for a whole month.
Grind 200 grams of potato sprouts and pour in 500 ml of vodka. Place in a dark place for 14 days.
Rub your sore joints once a day. Use until symptoms disappear completely. In addition to medication and folk methods, there are also physiotherapy, gymnastics and diet. Treatment of joints requires an integrated approach. Choose foods rich in vitamins A, D, E, the entire group B, K. In this case, the more useful substances there are, the better. Be sure to eat fish and dairy products.
Elimination of pain and inflammation occurs quite quickly - about 2-4 weeks. The same cannot be said about the rehabilitation period - it lasts much longer. It all depends on the stage at which the disease is. In any case, the chances of recovery are high, you just need to be patient.