Hand arthritis, which primarily affects the fingers, is the most common type of arthritis. As with most forms of arthritis, the joints become inflamed and cause pain. A joint is composed of two bones that have been covered with cartilage and move smoothly between each other. Hand arthritis is particularly painful and debilitating because of the nineteen bones in the hands and eight small bones with many small joints. Osteoarthritis, posttraumatic arthritis, and Rheumatoid are the most common forms of…