Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Curable?

Speaking of rheumatoid arthritis, many people are not unfamiliar with it.

The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis not only requires doctors to formulate different treatment plans for each individual, but also requires the active cooperation and regular follow-up of patients to correct misunderstandings in understanding, so as to better understand rheumatoid arthritis

What are the characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis?

In fact, rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease whose etiology has not yet been identified

Huang Runyue, deputy chief physician, pointed out that the disease can occur at any age, and the incidence rate is about 0.

4 major misunderstandings about typhoon

Misunderstanding 1.

Rheumatoid disease requires long-term prevention and treatment, and most of the curative effects will not be immediate

Many people even think that having rheumatoid arthritis means joint dysfunction, which is no different from disability, so they simply give up treatment

In fact, this is a misunderstanding of the existence of the disease.

Early symptoms of rheumatoid disease are mostly morning stiffness, joint swelling and pain.

Currently, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, immunosuppressants, and biological agents are used to treat rheumatoid arthritis

Myth 2: Rheumatoid arthritis can be completely cured

Although rheumatoid arthritis is treated as normal in the early stage, it cannot be completely cured

In fact, it is equivalent to some chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes, which can only be controlled by corresponding drugs, but high blood pressure and diabetes cannot be cured by themselves

Misunderstanding 3, Pain is not moving

Patients need to rest in the acute phase of joint swelling, but after the acute phase, it is advisable to do some exercises on the ability to live, as well as flexion and extension exercises for each joint or physical therapy

Therefore, proper exercise should be adhered to in the non-acute phase, and attention should be paid to keeping warm while exercising

Misunderstanding 4.

Low-dose corticosteroids are still one of the important means for the treatment of refractory rheumatoid arthritis

All rheumatoid arthritis patients should meet the two conditions of improvement of joint symptoms and decrease of inflammatory indicators after receiving treatment.
When the condition is stable, hormones can be stopped under the guidance of doctors, and there will be no dependence
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This requires patients to actively cooperate with rheumatologists, regular follow-up visits, and not to stop and reduce drugs without authorization
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Epilogue

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that cannot be completely cured, but as long as it is treated and managed properly, it can achieve complete clinical remission and even drug reduction
.

From the perspective of Chinese medicine, Dr.
Huang believes that most patients with rheumatoid arthritis have liver qi discomfort, and treating the liver from the perspective of liver (soothing the liver and relieving stagnation) is a treatment principle for rheumatoid arthritis; at the same time, as the winter weather turns Cold, arthritis has also entered the season of high incidence.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cold is induced, and if it is not normal, it is painful
.