What are the treatment methods of rheumatoid arthritis?
The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is as follows: 1. Joint pain is obvious in the acute stage of onset, which requires braking to ensure rest and nutrition, and can be properly treated; 2. Patients can be treated with drugs, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, slow-acting anti-rheumatoid drugs, immunosuppressants and biological agents. Comprehensive use can improve the therapeutic effect; 3. It is suggested that non-acute patients should have functional exercise, including muscle strength exercise, general condition exercise, weight-free exercise, cardiopulmonary exercise, etc. 4. If medical treatment can't control the disease, surgical intervention is needed, including removing synovium and repairing ligament. If the joint function of advanced patients is seriously damaged, artificial joint replacement can be used.