Bouchard's and Heberden's nodes

These nodes are found in Osteoarthritis of the hand.

• Bouchard's - Osteoarthritic nodes in proximal interphalangeal joint
• Heberden's - Osteoarthritic nodes in distal IP joint

Confused about whose proximal and whose distal. How to remember ? - See 2 methods below:

• B comes before H, so Bouchard's is in proximal IP joint ( "B" is proximal to "H" in the alphabet chain)

• When you hold a Bat, you use more of your proximal IPJ i.e. B for Bat and Bouchard's. When you hold a Hair (H for Heberden's) you use more of your distal IPJ