Six clinical remission criteria for rheumatoid arthritis

1. The [morning stiffness] time is less than 15 minutes; 2. No fatigue; 3. No joint pain; 4. No joint tenderness or joint pain during movement; 5. No joint or tendon sheath swelling; 6. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, female < 30 mm/h, male < 30 mm/h. If it meets more than 5 of the above 6 items and lasts for at least 2 consecutive months, it can be considered as clinical remission. Responsible Editor: Cat Capricorn Copyright of Clove Garden. No reprinting is allowed without permission. Source: www.hizy.net Positive Layout Library

How to treat osteoarthritis?

Many middle-aged and elderly friends have the problem of knee joint pain. Some people show persistent blunt pain in the knee joint, some have swelling of the joint, and some show sudden sharp pain during activities, resulting in [beating soft legs]. This is mostly the manifestation of osteoarthritis. In another article < < always knee pain, what should I do? > >, we introduced the related problems of osteoarthritis in detail. So, how to treat osteoarthritis? Early conservative treatment Early osteoarthritis should be treated conservatively, which can effectively relieve symptoms and delay the development of the disease. 1. Pay attention to the protection of articular cartilage Try to avoid intense, excessive and heavy-bearing activities, such as repeated squatting, climbing stairs, Read More …

8 Tips for Arthritis Patients to Cope with Life Easily

Arthritis pain recurs over and over again, bringing a lot of troubles to many people’s lives. Therefore, Dr. Clove has specially collected some tips that can help arthritis patients cope with life easily. Let’s have a look. STEP 1 Learn about diseases Through learning, understand the disease-related knowledge, know your disease status and related treatment plans, learn how to relieve pain, understand the role of diet and exercise in improving the disease, etc., this information is very helpful to you. Taking Dr. Clove’s platform as an example, you can consult arthritis-related issues here, understand the living conditions of other patients, share your own experiences, and get inspiration from other patients’ methods of coping with diseases. After a long time of Read More …

After waking up, your fingers are not flexible and still hurt? This may be [morning stiffness]

When I wake up in the morning and get ready to do activities, I feel pain in my joints and muscles as soon as I take the first step? This may be [morning stiffness], and the pain accompanying morning stiffness can sometimes be so severe that you wish to continue to lie back in bed and remain motionless. Morning stiffness is a characteristic manifestation of various arthritis. If the symptoms of morning stiffness exceed 1 hour or more, the possibility of rheumatoid arthritis is relatively high. If the duration is short, within 30 minutes, it may be osteoarthritis or other diseases. Of course, this distinction is not absolute, and not all rheumatoid arthritis patients have obvious morning stiffness symptoms. However, Read More …

5 Tips for Arthritis Patients to Go to Kitchen

Even arthritis patients cannot give up the pleasure of creating delicious food and rewarding themselves, but only pay attention to some small skills: 1. Choose ergonomic kitchen utensils Arthritis will affect fingers, wrists, elbows and other joints. Try to choose more ergonomic and lighter kitchen utensils when going down to the kitchen. Doing so can reduce the pressure on joints and make the cooking process more handy. Step 2 Use pots and pans with two handles Holding a pan full of hot soup with one hand may sometimes lead to [accidental injuries in the kitchen]. The wrist strength of arthritis people may be difficult to support a heavy pot. It is better to match it with a cooker with two Read More …

Precautions for Arthritis Patients Going Out to Play

Some people with severe arthritis may choose not to go out because of pain and other physical restrictions. Not only because of their physical reasons, but also because of their personal mentality. Some people may think that they cannot participate in an activity, but if they can foresee their problems and find solutions smoothly, they can actually go to the activity. Good weather for picnics has already begun. May, June, July and August are the peak months for picnics-the best celebration is nothing more than outdoor barbecue or park hiking. Are you ready? Let’s have a picnic Does the idea of a picnic make you happy or frighten you? Don’t worry, do some preparatory work, and you can definitely enjoy Read More …

Arthralgia? Be careful of thyroid diseases!

Editor’s Note When it comes to joint soreness, which department do you think of first? Rheumatology? Orthopaedics? Anyway, I won’t go to the endocrinology department first, and I won’t think of what’s relationship with thyroid gland. However, in fact, thyroid gland has a lot to do with arthralgia. Please listen to Dr. Zhou Qiao of rheumatology department for everyone. In the rheumatology clinic, whenever there is arthralgia, muscle pain, myasthenia patients, in the routine examination of rheumatology, will be tested for thyroid function at the same time. Because whether it is hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, there may be some symptoms of joints and muscles. Hypothyroidism and Joint and Muscle Diseases Many hypothyroidism patients (about 30-80%) may develop neuromuscular and articular skeletal Read More …

Do you want to come to this canteen, which is only open late at night, and listen to other people’s stories?

There is a nameless restaurant in an alley in Tokyo, Japan: Only the word [dining house] was written on the curtain. The business hours are from 12: 00 midnight to 7: 00 a.m. every day. There are only 5 kinds of food on the menu, but you can try to ask the boss to make special meals you want to eat. The owner of the restaurant is a mysterious uncle with scars on his face. It is in such a small Midnight Food Store that many stories have taken place. The story begins with a forgotten urn in the restaurant. The guests found the urn in the corner of the restaurant and entrusted it to the owner for temporary safekeeping. Read More …

Which [women’s diseases] should men also prevent?

Yes, you are right, some [women’s diseases] will also find men. In fact, the so-called “women’s diseases” are only easier for women, but it does not mean that men will not suffer from these diseases. Men also get breast cancer Everyone knows that women will get breast cancer, but men may also be breast cancer if they have the following symptoms: There is a lump in the breast. The nipple sank in. The nipple flowed out of red liquid. The breast swelled and became bigger. Once there are these abnormal changes, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible. If breast cancer can be found as soon as possible, the general therapeutic effect is better. Men also get Read More …