Chronic overload

A major factor that can cause hand pain is chronic overuse. Repetitive activities can lead to the development of so-called RSI syndrome - symptoms such as mouse arm, stiff fingers and wrists, tingling, numbness of the hands and painful swelling of the finger joints. CTD syndrome are changes caused by many small successive micro-injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome or tendonitis. These are also accompanied by severe hand pain.

Prevention in everyday working life

To avoid the risk of chronic overuse injuries, including hand pain, you should relieve your hands as much as possible in your everyday working life. Working with a computer mouse in particular is often underestimated. You can prevent chronic overuse with these tips: Take your hands off the keyboard as often as possible, perhaps even shake them out from time to time. Type with ten fingers in order to put even pressure on your hands. Press your hands against each other, bending them strongly. Also stretch your head and neck to relieve tension.

The therapy

How hand pain is treated depends on the cause. Chronic or very severe complaints with restricted movement should definitely be treated by a doctor. You should also not wait too long to see a doctor so that the pain does not get worse. However, if the pain only occurs briefly due to temporary overuse, it may help to simply rest the hand completely - preferably with an ointment dressing (e.g. Traumeel, pharmacy).