Rheumatoid arthritis of the hand is not yet curable, but through standardized and effective treatment can effectively slow down the progress of the disease.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic autoimmune disease with chronic inflammatory lesions of the joints as the main manifestation, and many factors are involved in the development of the disease. Hand rheumatoid arthritis at present although there is no treatment means can be completely cured, but through early diagnosis and drug treatment, and when necessary, surgical treatment, can effectively slow down the progress of the disease, improve the quality of life of patients.
1. Drug treatment:
(1) Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: with analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, they can effectively relieve the symptoms of arthritis, such as ibuprofen, and common adverse reactions include nausea, bleeding peptic ulcers, and skin rashes;
(2) Improvement of the condition of anti-rheumatic drugs: this type of drugs play a slow role, but can delay and control the progress of the disease, such as methotrexate, with liver damage, gastrointestinal reactions and other adverse reactions;
(3) Glucocorticoid: it can rapidly reduce clinical symptoms, but long-term use can cause infection, osteoporosis and other adverse reactions.
2. Surgical treatment: including artificial joint replacement and synovectomy, the former is suitable for the more advanced joints with deformity and loss of function, and synovectomy can bring some relief to the condition.
Rheumatoid arthritis patients are recommended to go to the hospital in time, and under the guidance of the doctor for standardized treatment, do not self-medication.