I ve been having pain in the back of my left hand since lifting a heavy object 3 months ago. I have discontinued exercising requiring use of the hands (specifically push-up) in an attempt to allow some mending to occur. Today I felt a quick but sharp pain in the same spot while lifting a mattress; but, have just ten minutes ago begun feeling that same sensation even though the hand is immobile - viewing a game on TV. Finally, I can induce the pain s sensation by pressing the index finger of my right hand between the finger joints closest to the back of my hand - those fingers are the middle and fourth finger. When the injury first occurred, I felt/heard a very minor sounding snap or crunch. I have N ice pack on the hand as I m typing this ... advice or estimate of what s going on? Thank you, Dr. Bob YYYY@YYYY
hi.There are some medicinal options for treating hand arthritis. You can take pain-relieving medicines by mouth. There are also injections of steroid medicines to decrease swelling in the joints, and splinting to support and protect your hands. If these options don’t work, you may need to have surgery to fix the damaged joint.As far as home treatments: one easy and noninvasive way to keep the joints flexible, improve range of motion, and relieve arthritis pain is by doing hand exercises.thank you