Most rheumatoid arthritis patients are housewives, who take care of most of the household chores. Suffering from this disease will greatly affect their daily life, such as washing dishes, wringing out towels, taking a bath, turning off the faucet, washing clothes, picking up things on the floor, and other simple household chores will bring discomfort and pain to the joints. Every rheumatoid arthritis patient has to live with pain every day. Many of our patients are originally very hard-working and capable, but the pain in the joints often makes them very frustrated. Moreover, the disease requires long-term or even lifelong treatment, which can be financially challenging. Many patients are also very self-reliant, insisting on working while treating their illnesses, and they also endure the pain in order to make a living. In the course of our exchanges with them, we are often touched by their strong will, endurance of suffering and unremitting spirit. As the disease cannot be cured by the current medical level, we hope that while we can help them relieve some of their pain with medication, we can also give them more support in daily life guidance and spiritual support. Let’s look forward to the day when rheumatoid arthritis is conquered and when smiles appear on the faces of each of our patients. Daily protection for rheumatoid arthritis: 1. Use of larger and stronger joints: When joints are inflamed, they become unstable and are more susceptible to injury. When using force, small joints such as finger joints are more prone to deformation. Therefore, in daily life, patients should try to utilize larger and stronger joints. When carrying heavy objects, try to use the arm and elbow joints instead of the fingers; do not use the fingers for support, but use the palm of the hand for support. 2. Avoid keeping the joints in one movement for a long time: don’t stand for a long time, sit down and rest at the right time. When sitting down, you should often change the sitting position, change the position of the feet, stretch the muscles and bones of the lower limbs, or get up and walk around. Should avoid prolonged finger flexion, such as writing, knitting, typing, repair, should stop from time to time to rest, stretch the fingers. 3, avoid joints in the incorrect position, maintain the correct posture: no matter in sleep, walk or sit down, should maintain a good posture. When twisting bottle caps, don’t just twist them with your fingers, but twist them with pressure from your palm. When sitting down, the knee joints should not be overly flexed, and the feet should be flat on the ground. 4. Pay attention to joint pain. If you feel pain in the joints when you are moving, you should stop the activity immediately and check whether the activity method is improper. 5, reduce the physical exertion of work and daily life: such as home items should be placed scientifically and reasonably, lightweight and infrequently used items placed in high places, commonly used items placed in reachable places, bulky and infrequently used items placed under the cabinet. Arrange the work program. Try to use tools to reduce bending, climbing high, squatting low, the use of carts to save physical strength. 6. Pay attention to the balance between work and rest, and adjust according to the condition. If arthritis is aggravated, the rest time should be increased. Ways to protect joints in daily life: (1) Handrails can be installed by the bedside or toilet to help get up; (2) When taking a bath, shower gel can be used instead of soap; carry handles can be sewn on the ends of bath towels and put on the hands to minimize the use of the finger joints; (3) Family members can be asked to help with dressing, socking, and shoeing when arthritis is obvious; (4) Spoon handles can be thickened; avoid lifting the kettle with your fingers; and use a long-handled tap; (5) Avoid using your fingers forcefully with clothes; and (7) Use a long-handled tap to protect the joints. (5) Avoid using clothespins, nail clippers, and sprays with your fingers; (6) Open doors with large, thick-handled keys; (7) Avoid pulling drawers with one or two fingers.