How to treat rheumatism in the elderly

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The elderly are also very easy to suffer from rheumatism. As they get older, they are getting worse and worse. Some time ago, they found that their second aunt suffered from rheumatism. Every day they said that their legs were painful and sour. After they went to the hospital for examination, the doctor said that the situation was serious. It's best to treat them with traditional Chinese medicine. Let's talk about how to treat the rheumatism of the elderly!

How to treat rheumatism in the elderly

Method 1: the elderly rheumatism best can take external application of drug treatment, the effect is good, for the symptoms are relatively light, the disease time is relatively short patients can use drug treatment. At present, the clinical treatment of rheumatism is mostly drug treatment, especially for patients with mild disease can choose drug treatment to alleviate the disease, the commonly used drugs include adrenocortical hormone, slow acting anti rheumatic drugs and so on.

Method 2: for patients with severe symptoms and long illness time, immunoadsorption and plasma clearance therapy can be used. Immunoadsorption and plasma clearance therapy this treatment method uses the principle of removing immune complex and high immunoglobulin in plasma, RF to treat rheumatism, which can effectively alleviate the symptoms of rheumatism.

Method 3: for patients with severe symptoms and long illness time, it is recommended to take surgical treatment as soon as possible. For the patients who are already very serious, it is suggested that surgery should be done as soon as possible, early synovectomy, late joint replacement, tendon repair or transfer, so as to eradicate the symptoms of the disease.

matters needing attention

If the elderly suffer from rheumatism, they must pay attention to keep warm, especially when the weather is cold. Keeping warm is very important. In short, for rheumatism patients, they must be treated as soon as possible to avoid further aggravation of rheumatism. The effect of a combination of multiple therapies is also good. Comprehensive treatment and timely treatment can get rid of the trouble of rheumatism as soon as possible.