They are also useful in diagnosing osteoarthritis, while joint aspiration can reveal uric acid crystals in people with gout. Understanding what's causing swollen finger joints is the basis for ...

A person may also experience joint pain in the fingers and toes. Tendons surrounding the finger and toe joints control the movement of the digits. A sheath, called the synovial membrane ...

But osteoarthritis (arthritis from joint tissue breakdown) often happens in joints at the ends (distal) of your fingers. People most often pop their middle finger joints — the second most common ...