Abbreviated RA, is a relatively common rheumatic disease, chronic, symmetric polyarthritis as the main feature, affecting the joints and their surrounding tissues, thus causing joint pain, limited mobility, serious disability, may damage the heart, lungs, kidneys, nerves and many other organs. 1.Keep your mood comfortable, treat the disease correctly and cooperate with the treatment. 2, it is advisable to enter the high protein, high calorie, easy to digest food. Note that the diet should not be partial and should be in moderation. In the acute stage or acute attack, when the joints are red, swollen, hot and painful, it is not appropriate to enter spicy and stimulating food, long-standing gastrointestinal discomfort.
Eat less raw, cold, hard food. 3, the house should be ventilated, sunny, do not sleep on the concrete floor and windy places. Pay attention to climate change, when the weather becomes cold, add clothes in time. 4, quit smoking, treat chronic periodontal disease, avoid overwork and mental stimulation, diet hygiene, prevention of intestinal disease, in order to reduce the impact of environmental factors on the disease. 5.When the disease is active, it is best to follow up once a month to adjust the treatment plan and monitor the drug response. After the disease is stabilized, the blood and urine routine as well as liver and kidney function should be reviewed regularly at least once in 3-6 months. 6.Methotrexate is the basic drug for rheumatoid arthritis treatment, and it should be taken once a week, with appropriate supplementation of folic acid to reduce its side effects. 7, joint activity methods: (1), finger joints: clenched fist and finger alternate movement. (2), the wrist joint: both hands together fist, repeatedly alternating force to the side of flexion. (3) Elbow joints: palms up, both arms flattened forward, quickly flexing and extending the elbow joint. (4) Shoulder joint: Do back and forth rotation movement and upper arm abduction. (5) Knee and hip joints: do squatting exercises to lift the leg forward, or sit on the bed and bend the hip and knee. (6) Ankle joint: take a sitting position and do ankle flexion and extension and rotation exercises. The above exercises can be performed 3 to 4 times/day. Patients can determine the specific amount of activity according to their tolerance level of pain, prohibit excessive strenuous activities, and adjust the amount and duration of activities as the condition improves until the condition is completely relieved.