At present, rheumatoid arthritis cannot be cured, and the main goal of treatment is to achieve clinical remission or low disease activity, which is defined as the absence of obvious signs and symptoms of inflammatory activity. Disability should be reduced by following the principles of early diagnosis and treatment, attainment of standard treatment, and individualized protocols for treatment, close monitoring of the disease, and reasonable treatment under the guidance of a physician. The treatment measures for rheumatoid arthritis include: general treatment, drug treatment, surgical treatment and Chinese medicine treatment. General treatment includes patient education, rest, joint braking (acute phase), joint functional exercise (recovery phase), and physical therapy. Bed rest is appropriate for patients in the acute phase, fever, and those with internal organ involvement. Patients are instructed to follow medical advice, to follow up regularly, to understand the necessity of long-term follow-up, to properly perform joint activities and muscle exercises, and to remove all kinds of undesirable factors that affect the prognosis of the disease. Drug treatment is divided into four main categories, namely, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, glucocorticoids, and phytomedicines. The first type of NSAIDs has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, and is commonly used to improve the symptoms of arthritis, but cannot control the disease, and should be taken together with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, and can be gradually reduced and stopped after the improvement of joint symptoms. The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs need to pay attention to gastrointestinal reactions and other side effects; should avoid two or more non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs taken at the same time, because their efficacy does not superimpose, and the increase in adverse reactions; the second category of drugs for changing the condition of anti-rheumatic drugs, the role of these drugs is slow, the significant improvement of clinical symptoms takes about 1-6 months, and has the effect of improving and delaying the progress of the disease; these drugs are divided into two categories, respectively, the traditional These drugs are divided into two categories, namely, traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. Once rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed, all disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs should be used early, and the selection and application of the drug depends on the patient’s disease activity, severity, adverse factors, and rate of progression. Traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs include methotrexate, leflunomide, salazosulfapyridine, hydroxychloroquine, etc. Biologic class of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs is the current treatment for the more severe and rapidly developing rheumatoid arthritis treatment with significant efficacy, which includes TNF-α antagonists, IL-1 antagonists, IL-6 antagonists, CD20 monoclonal antibodies, cytotoxic T-cell activation antigen-4 antibodies, etc. The third type of glucocorticoid, this drug has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect, can quickly relieve the symptoms of joint swelling and pain and systemic inflammation. or use glucocorticoids as a “bridging” effect at the beginning of treatment, and gradually stop using them after the anti-rheumatic drugs take effect. The fourth category of botanical preparations such as thujone polyglucoside, white peony total glucoside, green vine alkaloids, etc., some of which have a better effect on relieving joint symptoms. The first three are suitable for joints with deformity and loss of function at a later stage. Synovectomy can provide some relief for joints with severe synovial thickening, but there is a tendency for the disease to recur when the synovium grows again, so anti-rheumatic drugs must be applied at the same time to improve the condition. In addition, Chinese medicine also has a role in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, such as delaying the progression of the disease and reducing adverse drug reactions. Therefore, rheumatoid arthritis should follow the principle of individualized program treatment, and once rheumatoid arthritis is clearly diagnosed, a suitable treatment plan should be developed as soon as possible under the guidance of a doctor.