Do I have to take anti-inflammatory drugs if I have “inflammation”?

With the popularization of computers and cell phones, the low head has been the main patient group in the Tui Na Department of the hospital, and the main problem is the dorsal musculoskeletal inflammation; recently, a large number of people are popular for walking, running, etc., and they also want to show the number of steps in the circle of friends. Since the introduction of this sport, we have seen a significant increase in the number of outpatient visits for knee pain in the massage department, and their main problem is synovitis of the knee joint. Most patients will ask: Doctor, my fascia and synovium are inflamed, can you prescribe some anti-inflammatory drugs? Although we take great pains to tell these patients that there is no need for anti-inflammatory drugs, and that they will get better quickly after massage, rest, and physical therapy, we are not sure if we can prescribe any anti-inflammatory drugs for them. But their treatment before the “expression bag” are puzzled, the heart half-believe half-doubt. Today to popularize this knowledge: Inflammation can be divided into two categories: infectious inflammation and aseptic inflammation. When the human body is subjected to pathogenic microorganisms and bacteria, viruses, protozoa and other infections caused by inflammatory reactions, collectively known as infectious inflammation. If the inflammatory reaction is caused by physical or chemical factors, it is called aseptic inflammation, so myofasciitis and synovitis are in this category. Myofasciitis and synovitis are aseptic inflammatory diseases, which are completely different from what we generally call “inflammation” (infectious inflammation) in terms of etiology. What our people call “anti-inflammatory drugs” generally refers to antibacterial drugs such as penicillin and so on, it is through the killing of germs and eliminate the symptoms caused by infection, for the local trauma caused by the swelling can not help. Because many people mistakenly take antibacterial drugs as a universal anti-inflammatory drugs, making our country become the largest country in the use of antibacterial drugs, the consequences of which is that it is easy to develop bacterial drug resistance. I hope that through this popularization of knowledge, can let you have a preliminary understanding of infectious inflammation and aseptic inflammation certificate, do not casually use “anti-inflammatory drugs”.