Rheumatist arthritis is a chronic self-immunological disease that poses many challenges to the daily life of patients. Awareness of, and compliance with, relevant care has helped patients to better control their condition and improve their quality of life.
1. Avoid overuse of joints: reduce long-duplicate hand moves, such as long typing or knitting; avoid long standing or walking, and rest and change positions in due course. In carrying out domestic work, tasks should be assigned in a rational manner to avoid overworking a single joint, for example, by using long handle tools to reduce bending and crouching. 2. Proper use of assistive devices: the use of aids such as canes, crutches, wheelchairs or mobility aids, as required, to reduce the burden of joints. When you get up, sit down or go up and down the stairs, the joint pressure can be reduced by means of support such as a hand. Select the right shoes, provide good foot support and buffers, and avoid wearing heels or hard soles.
1. Moderate exercise is beneficial: regular low-intensity sports such as walking, swimming, yoga or Tai Chi, where medical conditions permit. These movements help to increase muscle strength around the joints and to improve joint flexibility and stability, while avoiding excessive motion leading to joint damage. The exercise should be preceded by adequate warm-up activities, followed by appropriate relaxation and stretching. 2. Avoiding high-intensity shock movements: High-intensity sports such as running, jumping and basketball may exacerbate joint wear and inflammation and should be avoided as far as possible.
1. A balanced diet: ensuring sufficient intake of protein, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibres. Increased intake of food such as fish, nuts, beans and fresh vegetables. Fish are rich in Omega-3 fatty acid and have a certain anti-inflammation effect; vegetables and vegetables are rich in antioxidants and help to mitigate inflammation. 2. Weight control: Obesity increases the burden of joints, especially heavy joints such as knees and hips. Maintaining healthy body weight through a reasonable diet and appropriate exercise can effectively reduce joint stress and pain symptoms. Avoid over-ingestion of high sugar, fat and salty foods to prevent weight gain and inflammation.
1. Beware of warmth: cold, humid environments may induce or aggravate joint pain. In the event of weather changes, clothing is added in a timely manner, especially for the protection of joints, with gloves and knees. Keep the living environment dry and warm and avoid long periods of air-conditioning rooms or cold and humid outdoors. 2. Regularity: to ensure adequate sleep, quality sleep of 7 – 8 hours per night contributes to physical recovery and the adjustment of the immune system. Avoiding overnight and overwork, maintaining a good mental state and reducing the impact of stress on the condition.
Regular medical and drug management. Regular check-ups and timely feedback to doctors on changes in conditions and adverse drug responses in order to adjust treatment programmes. Awareness of the effects, side effects and care of drugs, such as certain substances that may affect liver and kidney function, requires regular and relevant examinations. 2. Disease monitoring: learning to monitor changes in symptoms such as joint pain, swelling and restriction of movement, recording of medical journals, providing doctors with accurate medical information, and helping to better assess the effectiveness of treatment.
In their daily lives, people with rheumatological arthritis are able to effectively control the development of the condition, mitigate symptoms and improve their self-reliance and quality of life through multi-faceted care and self-management. Active cooperation with treatment and optimism are key to addressing the disease.
Rheumatism arthritis
