Arthritis is one of the most common chronic diseases
There are more than 100 types
Dividing
Digitalized by pathogenesis
The most common is
Degenerative osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
Today I will introduce to you
Rheumatoid arthritis
Different from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis can affect systemic health, causing symptoms such as loss of appetite and general discomfort. Women are three times more likely to suffer from rheumatoid arthritis than men, and the age of 35 to 50 is the age group for the disease to occur.
What are the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis?
may experience swelling and pain in a single or multiple joints at the beginning of the onset of the disease, mostly in the fingers or toes, and the swelling and pain are symmetrical left and right. It is often manifested as swelling, pain, and stiffness of the joints, and the pain is more obvious when pressing the joints. Due to repeated attacks of arthritis, joint deformities will occur later in the disease, such as "swan neck" and "button flower"-like deformities often occur.
Rheumatoid arthritis may also affect tissues and organs such as the skin, heart, eyes.
What is the difference between rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
?
Rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are rheumatoid diseases, but there are many differences in pain and disease manifestations:
90% of rheumatoid arthritis patients are sensitive to climate change. When it is cloudy, rainy, cold and humid, joint swelling and pain will aggravate. At the turn of autumn and winter and spring and summer, you should pay special attention to preventing cold and moisture, and avoid wind blowing and getting wet or getting wet from rain.
Why can
"predict the weather" in patients with arthritis?
Weather changes, such as cooling, cold, strong winds, etc., are visible and perceived by ordinary people, and the physiological mechanism in the body will also be adjusted accordingly. For example, when it is about to rain in , the air pressure will generally decrease and the humidity will increase. The fluid in healthy people's cells can seep out by themselves, resulting in an increase in urine volume of .
If you are a patient with arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, etc., there are lesion tissue in the body. When the weather gets colder, the joint fluid circulation is poor and cannot flow smoothly to the blood and tissues, resulting in an increase in the pressure in the joint cavity, which will cause swelling and pain. This is one of the reasons why they can predict the weather changes.
Another saying is that synovial cells that proliferate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis secrete a cytokine , which can sense cold temperature (<25℃)> menthol . When encounters cold weather, the immune response in the body will be activated. The secretion of the relevant autoantibodies increases , and the secretion of this cytokine will also increase, which leads to abnormally sensitive joints to cold weather.
If a storm is coming, because human joints have nerve endings , and arthritis patients will release some inflammatory substances due to changes in local capillaries and tissues, causing the nerve endings to be compressed and cause a soreness. Although about 3/4 of arthritis patients believe their pain is affected by the weather, scientific research believes that weather-related pain is highly individualized.
Pay attention to four points for daily maintenance
1. Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis may have worsened when their mental stimulation. Therefore, it is recommended that patients maintain an optimistic and cheerful mood, do a good job of self-regulation, and establish confidence in overcoming the disease.
2. Losing weight can reduce the pressure on the weight-bearing joints, increase the mobility of the joints, and prevent joint damage. For gout patients, losing weight can also reduce uric acid levels. Therefore, controlling weight is of great significance to protecting joints.
3. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis can eat some high-protein and high-nutrition foods, such as meat and fish; they should also eat more fruits and vegetables to supplement vitamins; drink milk to supplement calcium and ensure a balanced intake of nutrition.
4. Exercise must be carried out step by step. It is recommended to choose Tai Chi , Tai Chi sword , cycling and other relaxed exercises. Overuse of joints should be avoided, and do not allow joints to remain motionless for a long time. For those with symptoms such as fever, swelling and pain, it is recommended to move appropriately after the symptoms disappear.
part pictures and text source: Healthy China
Life Times, Lilac Doctor
