The importance of rheumatic disease care
Rheumatic diseases are a group of diseases affecting bones, joints and their surrounding soft tissues, including muscles, synovial membranes, tendons and fascia, which are mainly treated by rheumatology and immunology. It is a relatively stubborn chronic progressive disease with recurrent attacks that are difficult to cure. Long-term, repeated disease torture and physical pain, is bound to bring mental pain to patients, and these mental factors can directly or indirectly aggravate the disease, affecting the effectiveness of treatment. Therefore, in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, the care of rheumatic diseases can not be ignored, often said: “three points of treatment, seven points of care”, indicating that in the correct treatment of rheumatic diseases at the same time, there must be appropriate care closely with, in order to achieve good results. With the appropriate care, so that patients can correctly treat the disease. Have the confidence to overcome the disease, and how to take medication, how to exercise, etc. have the right guidance, is greatly conducive to the recovery of rheumatism patients.
A, rheumatism daily care principles
1, avoid various triggers: cold, humidity, excessive exertion and mental stimulation.
2, pay attention to a reasonable diet
3, pay attention to suitable exercise.
4.Take medication on time and follow up regularly.
Second, the basic principles of joint protection
1.Avoid aggravating joint deformity: maintain correct posture no matter when sleeping, walking or sitting down
2.Learn to use large and strong joints to complete the corresponding movements, and avoid using small and inflamed joints
3, avoid maintaining a posture or using the same group of muscles for a long time
4.Reduce the physical exertion of work and daily life
5.Use splints to immobilize joints when necessary
6.Use auxiliary tools when necessary
Three, the principle of exercise
1, the acute period to rest mainly, in the recovery period for functional exercise
2, to have a plan of gradual progress, do not give up functional exercise because of joint pain, of course, severe pain also need to suspend
3, to move the combination of static, mainly moving, active exercise and passive exercise, the combination of active exercise
4.It is important to adhere to
Fourth, how to exercise
1, the movement of stretching movement is the main, exercise to functional exercise
2, appropriate exercise: swimming, jogging, walking, soft gymnastics, backward walking, tai chi, push-ups, moderate sit-ups, etc.
Unsuitable sports: strenuous sports, physical confrontation sports
Exercises for wrist joints].
1.With the wrist joint as the fulcrum, hands flat, hands upward, posture similar to greeting others, try to achieve the maximum swing, then the wrist joint as the fulcrum, hands gradually lowered, and below the wrist plane
2.With the wrist joint as the fulcrum, hand to the little finger direction, and then hand to the thumb direction down, the posture is the same as shaking hands
3.Then contact the thumb with the index finger, contact the thumb with the middle finger, contact the thumb with the ring finger, contact the thumb with the little finger
4, finally five fingers flexed, clenched into a fist, and then five fingers released, as straight as possible. Repeat this several times
【Head and neck exercise】.
Feet shoulder-width apart, head and torso slightly backward, hands crossed, right hand overlapping on the left palm, supporting the back of the waist. Head and neck to do forward, backward, left, right swing
【chest expansion exercise】.
Two forearms collected in front of the chest, both hands clenched fist, fist down, to both sides to do chest expansion exercise, two arms and then spread to both sides, try to back vibration twice. Then the left arm up, the right arm down, two arms as far back as possible after the vibration twice. And then the right arm up, left arm down, two arms as far back as possible after the vibration twice
[Assisted deep breathing exercise].
Inhale deeply through the nasal cavity, while extending the arms outward to shoulder height, then exhale slowly through the mouth while lowering the arms to the sides.