Well there is a world of new technology out there to give protection to your hands. But did you ever think about working on strength to your hands? Squeezing a tennis ball, slapping a leather bag filled with small rocks or sand daily, soaking your hands in salt brine or pickel juice, chopping wood, or using a shovel without gloves. A lot of these were techniques used over a hundred years ago to toughen the skin and give the hands strength. Now if the pain goes beyond the skin into the bone area, you might need a bone density test (depending on age and health). Some people have frail bones and are prone to injury in the hands more easily then others.