Methods for early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Nowadays, there are many patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. If this disease is not treated in time, it will cause serious harm to one's health. Therefore, many patients who have just suffered from rheumatoid arthritis want to fully understand the methods of early treatment. The following article introduces the methods of early treatment in detail for many patients, so you can have a comprehensive understanding.

1. Medication

The principle of treatment is early diagnosis and early, reasonable, combined medication. Commonly used anti-rheumatic drugs are as follows:

(1) Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins and quickly produce anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. They are effective in relieving pain, but they cannot change the course of the disease. Commonly used drugs in clinical practice include glucosamine hydrochloride granules, ibuprofen, penicillamine, diclofenac, aspirin, indomethacin, etc.

(2) Slow-acting antirheumatic drugs are mostly used for rheumatoid arthritis and seronegative spondyloarthropathies. It has a certain control effect on the disease but the effect is slow. Commonly used ones include gold mixture (intramuscular injection or oral administration), penicillamine, sulfasalazine, chloroquine, etc.

(3) Cytotoxic drugs produce immunosuppressive effects through different pathways. Commonly used ones include cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and Jin Duchun. They are often second-line drugs for systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and vasculitis. Although they have more and more serious side effects, they play a big role in improving the prognosis of these diseases.

(4) Adrenal cortical hormones are anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic drugs that significantly improve the prognosis of connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, but they cannot cure these diseases. Its numerous side effects increase with increasing dosage and prolonged treatment course, so when using it, its efficacy and side effects should be weighed and selected with caution.

2. Surgical treatment

Including different orthopedic surgeries, artificial joint replacement, synovectomy, etc. Surgery cannot cure the disease but can only improve joint function and ability to live better.

This article introduces in detail the methods of early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. For many patients in the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis, they must have a comprehensive understanding of the above content. After understanding the treatment methods, in order to prevent their own rheumatoid arthritis, they must seek treatment as early as possible. Only early treatment can achieve good results.