Seb - what kind of pain do you have in your hands? My RA gives me pain in specific matching joints on both hands, for example the middle knuckle of my index finger on both hands. The joints can be swollen and warm to touch. I also get very stiff joints so when I wake up it's hard to straighten my fingers out. They want to stay curled up. The stiffness eases as the day progresses.
So far, the only thing to help my hands is the same drugs that help the rest of my symptoms - currently I'm taking methotrexate and prednisone. At the moment, they are much better.
My brother has the same problem and if he knocks any of the affected joints while he's at work it causes him a lot of pain.
