Updated April 11, 2017. Speech pathologists, officially called speech-language pathologists and sometimes called speech therapists, work with people who have a variety of disorders that include the inability to produce certain sounds, speech rhythm and fluency problems, and difficulties with their voices.
Some of the most common causes of swelling fingers include arthritis, fluid retention, and pregnancy. In addition, finger edema can be caused by cardiac problems, abnormal kidney function, and allergies.
Psoriatic arthritis Psoriatic arthritis most often causes swelling and joint pain in the fingers and toes. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or JRA is a long-term disease that causes pain and swelling in children's joints.