Hand OA

lacton64

Hi Everyone I have recently developed hand OA (I am 56) and have particular pain in my right middle finger which feels almost like a wasp sting. Does anyone have any suggestions for how I might be able to alleviate the pain or does anyone suffer with the same thing?

Thank you

PeterJ

hello @lacton64 and welcome to the community, we are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will be your experience as well.

I understand that you have OA in the hand and particular pain in your middle finger. Our website contains a lot of useful information and has a good search function so please have a look around it. To help I've posted a couple of links below which you may find useful.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/exercising-with-arthritis/exercises-for-healthy-joints/exercises-for-the-fingers-hands-and-wrists/

Please do keep posting and let us know how you get on and I hope that others will connect with you and share their experiences

With very best wishes

Peter (mod)

Jona

Hi Lacton64,

Welcome I have it in both hands I use those hand warmers and started off with sponge/stress balls then tennis balls to try keep them moving a combination of both heat and cold treatments helps too, hope you find some relief

take care

Jona 😊💪

Jimbo

Hi Lacton64

i bought myself a pair of Dr. Arthritis compression gloves, I find them to be good and they are pretty tight and give great support. Like Jona I have OA in both hands which has gradually gone from my thumbs to my middle finger in my right hand. I have deformities in that finger and a few fingers and wrists in each hand.

ive finally got an appointment to see the rheumatologist again (3rd time). Since my first exam with him in 2019 my hands have deteriorated greatly. I have the stinging sensation in a few fingers at times- not pleasant 🙄. You should get to your GP , mine have been good and organised the consultation after seeing me during lockdown .

Good luck

LyndaMcK

Hello,🙂

I have just joined the community and found this thread.👏 Thank you for such a great forum.

I too suffer badly with osteoarthritis in all the joints and wrists on both hands. My hands are disfigured and I had to have a joint fusion on my index finger.

I feel like I am going to lose the function of my hands. My GP tells me there is nothing that can be done to slow down the progression of this awful disease.

I also have OA in several other areas in my body, and have had nodules removed from my spine

PJoanne

Hello @LyndaMcK and welcome to the online community. We hope that you will find support and information here. I wanted to point you in the direction of the below, which is general info that you might help, including tips for managing exercise and pain. You can use the search bar here to do a bit of a deeper dive in to any OA subject, there is a lot of help here.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis/

Once again, welcome.

all the best Joanne