Many rheumatic patients have the misconception that the cause of rheumatic disease is “wind” and “wet”. In fact, modern medicine has not yet fully understood the cause of rheumatoid arthritis, according to the analysis of symptoms, epidemiological and immunological data, the disease is closely related to human hemolytic streptococcal infection, therefore, the cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not “wind” and “wet Therefore, the cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not caused by “wind” and “wet”. Bad weather can affect the living environment, such as wind, cold and humidity or rheumatic heat is too heavy, may reduce the body’s immunity, will induce arthritis symptoms aggravated or worsened; and in this environment is conducive to the growth and spread of streptococcus, both factors, resulting in more prone to rheumatic diseases. A wide range of rheumatoid arthritis causes are known to the medical community: e.g., infection-related gonococcal infection arthritis, tuberculosis arthritis, and Lyme disease arthritis; autoimmune-related lupus erythematosus arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis; and metabolic disease-related gouty arthritis. Although there are many types of arthritis, the most common ones are degenerative osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and gouty arthritis, etc. The treatment and health care methods for different types of arthritis vary greatly. Patients with joint pain should go to a regular hospital as soon as possible and follow the doctor’s advice on the right medicine. 1, degenerative osteoarthritis: common in older patients Degenerative osteoarthritis is mainly due to chronic wear and tear of joint cartilage, degeneration, most common in older patients, the higher the age of the population, the higher the incidence. According to statistics, osteoarthritis is less common in patients under the age of 40, while half of those aged 50 to 60 suffer from the disease, and the prevalence rate can reach 85% in those aged 70 to 80. The treatment of degenerative osteoarthritis is to reduce the weight bearing and excessive large activities of the joints to slow down the process of the disease; obese patients should reduce their weight to reduce the load on the joints; crutches or canes can be used to reduce the burden on the joints when there are lesions in the joints of the lower limbs; physical therapy and appropriate exercise can maintain the range of motion of the joints, and splinting supports and canes can be used when necessary to help control the symptoms in the acute stage; anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs can reduce or relieve the pain. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs can reduce or control symptoms. If joint pain occurs due to osteoarthritis, patients can self-care in the following ways: joint braking – during the acute phase, the joint should be placed in a resting position and movement should be reduced. Local massage – Once the joint pain is reduced, massage around the joint itself. Joint gymnastics – Practice different joint gymnastics for each joint for 30 minutes, 2 to 3 times a day. Joint fumigation – Prepare medication for joint fumigation, the water temperature should be kept at about 50℃, once a day, for 20 minutes. Joint warm bath – the affected joint or the whole limb can be immersed in warm water for about 20 minutes, once a day. Joint health care moxibustion – select 2~3 commonly used acupoints around the affected area and use moxa for health care moxibustion, usually once a day, once for 20 minutes. 2, rheumatoid arthritis: the prevalence of female patients aged 30 to 60 rheumatoid arthritis is a deformogenic chronic disease, the prevalence of female patients aged 30 to 60 years old, often appear in the whole body of small and large joints, upper limb joints more than lower limb joints. “If the swelling and pain of multiple joints, especially fingers and wrists, you must be alert and go to a regular hospital as soon as possible. Otherwise the joints will become deformed, which will soon lead to impaired function and disability.” . For the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, the main methods include: rest and joint braking should be emphasized for obvious joint swelling and pain, and after the joint swelling and pain is relieved, attention should be paid to the early start of functional exercises of the joints to prevent joint stiffness; physical therapy, topical drugs and other adjuvant treatments can quickly relieve joint symptoms; drug therapy mainly includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, slow-acting anti-rheumatic drugs, immunosuppressants, immune and biological agents and botanical drugs. The main purpose is to reduce the inflammatory response of joints, inhibit the development of lesions and irreversible bone destruction, protect the function of joints and muscles as much as possible, and finally achieve the goal of complete remission or reduce the activity of the disease. 3, gouty arthritis: men over 30 years of age need to beware The typical first attack of gouty arthritis is mostly monoarthritis, with the first metatarsal toe and bunion joints being the most common, followed by other joints of the ankle, knee, elbow, wrist, hand and foot. In the acute phase, the onset of the disease is rapid, often occurring suddenly at night, and the patient may wake up with pain and be unable to sleep through the night. With repeated attacks, the disease may develop into polyarthritis or wandering arthritis. The affected joints are red, swollen, hot, and painful, and movement is limited. It may be accompanied by fever, chills, fatigue, anorexia, headache, etc. Symptoms usually resolve in 1-2 weeks. Patients with gouty arthritis should be treated symptomatically in the acute phase, local cold compresses can be applied; asymptomatic phase focuses on prevention, should be low purine, low fat, low salt, low protein diet, and should abstain from alcohol, eat more alkaline food to prevent acute attacks of gout and facilitate uric acid excretion; secondly, it is recommended to drink more water, the daily water intake should be greater than 2000ml. 4, ankylosing spondylitis: “favor The “16 to 25 year old young men Arthritis is not only for the elderly, like ankylosing spondylitis is very “favored” 16 to 25 year old young men. When some young men have lower back pain, which occurs at night or when they are sedentary, does not improve with rest, but decreases with activity, and has morning stiffness, be alert to ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis is a teratogenic arthritis in young people that mainly affects the sacroiliac joints, the spine and other medial joints. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis should avoid strong weight-bearing, which can aggravate the lesion; it is best to sleep with a flat back to keep the back upright; when waking up with back stiffness early in the morning, hot baths or hot compresses can be used to improve it; in cold, wet seasons, it is more important to guard against recurrence of symptoms. Certain systemic diseases can also cause arthritis, such as systemic lupus erythematosus and scleroderma; for this type of arthritis, the main focus is on treating the original disease, and the symptoms of joint pain are treated symptomatically. Rheumatic diseases are not “wind” and “wet”, please exercise and protect our joints.