Why does my child's finger hurt?

If a child's fingers hurt, it may be that the baby accidentally broke his fingers while playing and did not pay attention, so the finger pain will occur. When the baby's finger pain is caused by trauma, don't worry too much, as long as the fingers are not broken, it will slowly get better. However, if it is caused by paronychia or lack of trace elements, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.

What causes finger pain in children?

1. What causes finger pain in children?

1.1. Because babies are playful and naughty, it is inevitable that their fingers will be bumped or injured, which will cause pain in their fingers;

1.2. Especially when mothers are cutting their babies' nails, some babies will not cooperate, which can easily lead to uneven trimming and ingrown nails. Such nails are prone to residual bacteria, thus inducing paronychia. Or the baby has a hangnail on his finger, and when the mother removes the hangnail, she accidentally injures the skin and causes local infection. At this time, the baby is also likely to cry out that his finger hurts;

1.3. Some babies have bad habits of picky eating and anorexia, which can easily lead to a lack of trace elements and vitamins, and it can easily cause the baby to suffer from exfoliative keratolysis (also called hand peeling). At this time, the baby will experience finger pain for a long time. There are some other diseases, such as rheumatic fever, dermatomyositis and so on.

2. How to care for children's finger pain

2.1. First of all, we must find out the cause in time. If it is caused by trauma or disease, we must provide symptomatic treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease;

2.2. Avoid partial eating and anorexia in your baby. Eat more foods containing vitamins and have a comprehensive and balanced nutritional diet, which is beneficial to the baby's development and immunity.

2.3. When caring for your baby, always put safety first and observe the baby's movements at all times to reduce the occurrence of trauma.

3. How to prevent finger pain

3.1. Keep your joints warm

When the temperature drops, add clothes in time to prevent your knee joints from getting cold. In addition, try to avoid contact with cold water, warm water is best for rinsing. If you already have arthritis, you can wear knee pads to prevent recurrence.

3.2. Exercise your joints regularly

Finger curvature: Bend your fingers, use your other hand to bring your fingertips as close to the palm as possible, and then push the entire bent finger down toward the palm to stretch the back of the finger joint.

Finger strengthening: Place your hand flat on the table, move your fingers toward your thumb, and use your other hand to pull your fingers in the opposite direction. This will strengthen the finger muscles.

Treatment for finger pain

1. This type of finger joint pain has the following characteristics: before the pain occurs, the finger joints are obviously red and swollen, and it is difficult to make a fist. When you are in pain, the more you pinch your fingers, the more painful it becomes. This is the result of urate accumulation in the finger joints due to high uric acid levels in the patient's body. Treatment should start with eliminating excess uric acid in the body. The following are emergency treatment methods.

2. Pour out an appropriate amount of warm water, the temperature should be around 40 degrees.

3. Soak the painful finger joints completely in water.

4. Then gently snap your fingers together without applying force. This will speed up blood circulation, thereby breaking up the urate accumulated in the finger joints and relieving pain.

5. After the emergency, you should seek medical treatment in time.

Finger pain is also a warning sign of disease

1. Thumb pain

The Shaoshang meridian point on the thumb is closely related to the lungs. If you have a lung disease, you will feel pain when pressing this area.

2. Pain in the index finger

There is Shangyang point on the large intestine meridian on the index finger. If you suffer from constipation and feel severe pain when pressing this finger, there must be something wrong with your large intestine.

3. Pain in the middle finger

There is a Zhongchong point on the middle finger, which is located on the pericardium meridian surrounding the heart. When the heart cannot bear the heat, pain will be felt here.

4. Pain in the ring finger

It could be a sore throat or a headache. There is a Guanchong point on the Sanjiao meridian on the ring finger. You can rub this area when you have a cold or fever.

5. People with pain in the little finger

There is something wrong with the heart or small intestine. There is Shaochong point on the tip of the little finger on the ring finger side, and Shaoze point on the other side. Shaochong is closely related to the heart, so when a heart attack occurs, pressing the tip of the little finger hard can alleviate the attack. Shaoze is a meridian point of the small intestine. When the small intestine is in poor condition, you can press this fingertip hard. At the same time, develop the habit of massaging your hands and feet. Over time, it will promote blood circulation and make your internal organs, especially your heart, healthier.

6. Rheumatoid arthritis

One of the causes of finger joint pain is that the proximal joints of the fingers are often affected, and there is morning stiffness (stiff fingers in the morning, difficulty in making a fist). It is often caused by the proximal joints of the fingers. Generally, there are multiple joint pains, which are often symmetrical and wandering. Laboratory tests and X-ray examinations showed bone damage and positive rheumatoid factor.