Rheumatoid pain in the hand joints is mainly treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), anti-rheumatic drugs and glucocorticoids as prescribed by the doctor.
1. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: can be used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can also be used for analgesia, commonly used drugs are celecoxib, acetaminophen and other drugs, the common adverse effects of the drug are to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, easy to lead to gastrointestinal reactions, such as gastric ulcers.
2. Anti-rheumatic drugs: anti-rheumatic drugs do not have analgesic effect, but can be used to control rheumatoid arthritis condition, in order to alleviate pain symptoms. Common drugs include methotrexate and leflunomide.
3. Glucocorticoids: such as prednisone acetate, methylprednisolone, etc., has a strong anti-inflammatory effect, can quickly control the patient’s systemic inflammation and joint swelling and pain symptoms, but the drug can cause obesity and osteoporosis and other occurrences.
Hand joint rheumatoid disease pain is mainly to control the development of the disease, in order to completely alleviate the pain symptoms, but need to pay attention to is that the patient should be in the rheumatology and immunology under the guidance of a professional doctor to take medication, do not self-medication.