Flexor tendons are the tissues that help control your hand movement. These tissues may get damaged by a deep cut on the palm side of your finger, hand, wrist, or forearm. If you suffer from a flexor tendon injury then you might find it difficult to bend your fingers and thumb. Tendons are the tissues which connect muscles to bone. When the muscles contract, tendons pull on the bones and this results in the movement of the fingers.
Apart from cuts some sports activities can also cause flexor tendon injuries. These injuries are common in the sports like football, wrestling, and rugby. The form of sports that require a lot of arm and hand strength for instance rock climbing, there is a maximum chance of the tendons and/or their sheaths to be stretched or torn.
Many health conditions are responsible in making your tendons or flexor weak and make them tear. One of the common conditions is rheumatoid arthritis. You may suffer from this without any prior warning or injury and all of a sudden you might not be able to bend your finger.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is another health condition that affects tissues and other organs. It is a systemic disorder that mainly attacks synovial joints. Since joints are the primary areas to be affected, other problems involve with different organs are also likely to occur. In spite of advanced technologies and developments into the medical field, the cause for RA is not yet known. However, it is believed that this disease is genetically inherited by one.
RA is an autoimmune disorder and it occurs when one’s immune system mistakenly attacks his own body's tissues. Causing pains to the joints, rheumatoid arthritis can also at times affect other organs of the body including skin, eyes, lungs and blood vessels.
