Swollen finger joints are frequently the result of inflammation caused by an infection, injury, or disease. The swelling may be due to a chronic (persistent or recurrent) condition, like ...

This is quite a common problem in women from middle-age onwards, and is due to osteo-arthritis of the finger joints - which is the "wear and tear" type of arthritis. The surface of the bones at ...

Surgeons have grown new living finger joints in patients with ... of a hand of one of the patients show how the new joints helped to reduce swelling over a period of several months.

Some people report experiencing finger and hand swelling after exercising. Limited research has examined how exercise may cause hand swelling and edema, but the effects may be caused by vasodilation.