What are the treatment methods of rheumatoid arthritis

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Grandfather is a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. At first, the symptoms of this disease were not obvious. Later, it directly affected his daily life. Now I'd like to introduce the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

What are the treatment methods of rheumatoid arthritis

First: general treatment, joint swelling and pain obvious should emphasize rest and joint braking, and in the joint swelling and pain relief should pay attention to the early start of joint function exercise. Some appropriate physiotherapy, external medicine and other adjuvant treatment can help relieve joint symptoms.

Second: commonly used Chinese and Western medicine treatment, drug treatment mainly includes non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, slow acting anti rheumatic drugs, corticosteroids, Chinese patent medicine and plant medicine. Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic effects. They are the most commonly used first-line drugs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Including diclofenac sodium, naproxen, ibuprofen, meloxicam, celecoxib, etc.

Third: biological agents. At present, in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, there are mainly two kinds of biological agents in use, both of which are aimed at tumor necrosis factor. At present, they have achieved certain curative effect, especially in the treatment of refractory rheumatoid arthritis. Common use, such as infliximab (like gram), adalimumab, etanercept, enli, qiangke, etc., pay attention to the side effects of some patients may be larger or the effect is not obvious.

matters needing attention

Once suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, in fact, there is no direct radical cure. If we want to treat it, we can only stabilize it with some drugs, and it is very important to choose the right drugs for ourselves.