I. What is rheumatism? Rheumatic diseases are a group of diseases affecting bones, joints and their surrounding soft tissues (muscles, synovial membranes, tendons, fascia, etc.) in general, and are mainly treated by internal medicine. Common rheumatic diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, dry syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, etc. Rheumatology and Immunology Department of Subei People’s Hospital Zhang Yu II. The main causes of rheumatism are as follows: (1) Infection factors: pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses infect the human body, and the immune system of the human body antigen antibody reaction. (2) Genetic factors: mainly related to susceptibility genes. For example, ankylosing spondylitis is related to HLA-B27 and rheumatoid arthritis is related to HLA-DR4. (3) Immune factors: The immune system of the human body undergoes immune disorders, and the function of recognizing the self and non-self is wrong. In short: so far, the cause of rheumatism is not very clear, only that and the above three aspects related to Three, rheumatism treatment purpose principle: The purpose is to improve the prognosis of the disease, to maintain the function of joints, organs, to relieve the symptoms. Fourth, rheumatism treatment principles: (1) early – early diagnosis, early treatment. (2) joint – several drugs taken at the same time. (3) standardized – regular checkups in regular hospitals, take medication on time. (4) long course – chronic disease, long treatment period. Five, rheumatism patients treatment myths: 1, gullible advertising and rumors, want to produce a miraculous effect through the “miracle drug”. 2. Abuse of hormones or talk about hormones. 3, Western medicine can only “cure the symptoms”, Chinese medicine can “cure the root”; Western medicine has large side effects, Chinese medicine has no side effects. 4, lack of understanding of the disease, lack of long-term treatment, long-term psychological preparation for the struggle with the disease. First of all, rheumatism patients should have a correct understanding of rheumatism, establish confidence to overcome the disease, although rheumatism is a chronic disease, treatment is difficult and great, but by no means incurable, early treatment can be cured, such as delayed treatment can aggravate the disease, bone destruction, and even deformity, then it can be difficult to do. So with the disease as soon as possible to the rheumatology hospital, according to the course of medication, do not indiscriminately seek medical advice, abuse of prescriptions and hormones, otherwise it will bring economic waste, personal energy consumption and the side effects of taking many drugs. In life, pay attention to the regulation of clothing, food, housing and transportation: avoid strain, wind, cold and humidity. Rheumatism is mostly related to external wind, cold and dampness, therefore, patients should not sleep on the floor, take cold baths, turn on the air conditioner too cold for too long, etc., and get more sunshine. Diet should pay attention to nutrition. Eat more protein such as milk, eggs, soy products, etc., eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as supplement vitamins, minerals and trace elements, pay attention to calcium. Rheumatism patients with long-standing weakness, poor spleen and stomach function and taking painkillers can easily cause indigestion, so you should try to eat light and easily digestible food. Do not smoke, drink alcohol and spicy products. Rheumatic disease lingering patients have different psychological disorders. Such as: anxiety, loss of confidence, which is extremely detrimental to recovery, as the saying goes, “three points of treatment, seven points of nourishment”, so we must have confidence.