Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease with joint inflammation as the main manifestation, and many organs of the body can be affected. There is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis, but only symptomatic treatment of the disease and medication to slow down the process of the disease, protect the joints and reduce joint damage. Health education is mainly to make patients fully aware of the disease, actively quit smoking, and prevent infections and other factors that trigger disease activity. At the same time, pay attention to the daily protection of the joints, pay attention to warmth; rheumatoid patients must pay attention to not overworking, to reduce heavy physical labor and strenuous exercise. In terms of drug treatment, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are one of them, commonly used drugs are diclofenac sodium tablets and meloxicam, which can reduce the symptoms of arthritis. NSAIDs do not stop the progression of joint destruction, so traditional, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs are also needed to treat the disease, including methotrexate, leflunomide, and salazosulfapyridine. Of course, patients with no effect of medical treatment or serious joint deformity with functional impairment can choose surgery. There is no complete cure for rheumatoid, but after early diagnosis and standardized treatment, many patients can alleviate the progress of the disease.