What is the best treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

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My grandmother is old and has rheumatoid disease for many years, especially when it's rainy and cold, the pain is not good. I look very distressed. I've seen a lot of doctors for many years, but they haven't cured it. Some time ago, she made this old problem again. This paper summarizes the best treatment methods for rheumatoid disease.

What is the best treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

First, rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by synovitis. Persistent and recurrent synovitis can lead to the destruction of intra-articular cartilage and bone, joint dysfunction. The disease mainly occurs in hand, wrist, foot and other small joints, repeated attacks, symmetrical distribution. Early joint swelling, pain and dysfunction, late joint may appear in different stages Degree of stiffness deformity, accompanied by bone and skeletal muscle atrophy.

Second: the general treatment of fever, joint swelling and pain, systemic symptoms should rest in bed, until the symptoms disappear, until the condition improves two weeks later should gradually increase activity, so as to avoid too long bed lead to joint disuse, and even promote joint ankylosis. Generally, non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be used in the treatment of initial or mild cases to achieve the effect of anti-inflammatory and analgesic, but can not prevent the natural process of rheumatoid arthritis.

Third: physical therapy: the purpose is to use hyperthermia to increase local blood circulation, so that muscle relaxation, to achieve anti-inflammatory, detumescence and analgesic effect, while using exercise to maintain and enhance joint function. There are several methods of physical therapy: hot water bag, hot bath, wax bath, infrared, etc.

matters needing attention

There are many ways to treat rheumatoid, simple, we take a scientific method of treatment, do not blindly pursue the effect and delay the disease, because now there are many folk prescriptions for the treatment of rheumatoid, many people blindly try to quickly achieve the effect, the result delayed the best treatment time, I hope you still scientific treatment.