How to treat leg arthritis

How to treat leg arthritis

The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis of the legs is mainly anti-rheumatic treatment. Early diagnosis and reasonable combination of drugs are required as soon as possible. Anti-rheumatic drugs are mainly salicylic acid preparations, which are the most commonly used drugs for the treatment of acute rheumatism. The effect is relatively accurate, and aspirin is the first choice. After taking the medicine, it can relieve fever and reduce inflammation, improve the patient's joint symptoms, and reduce erythrocyte sedimentation rate, but it cannot remove the basic pathological changes of rheumatism, nor can it prevent heart damage and other complications. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine can also be used for treatment, which can play a certain auxiliary therapeutic role. At ordinary times, attention should be paid to joint exercise during the inactive period, and the joints should be kept warm and avoid moisture. The streptococcal infection foci in the body should be removed to prevent recurrence. For example, tonsillectomy can be performed for repeated attacks of tonsillitis. In addition, the use of adrenal cortex hormones can significantly relieve symptoms. If there is carditis, adrenal cortex hormones should be used first, and then anti-streptococcal infection. If streptococcal infection is confirmed, anti-streptococcal infection can be actively treated. The first choice of drug is penicillin. If you are allergic to penicillin, you can use erythromycin or acetylspiramycin instead.

Symptoms of traumatic arthritis

The early symptoms of traumatic arthritis are mainly pain and stiffness in the affected joints. The pain will be more obvious when the activity starts, and the pain will be relieved after the activity, but it will worsen with more activities. The pain symptoms can be relieved after rest. In the late stage, it manifests as repeated swelling of the joints, persistent and gradually worsening pain, and limited movement. The treatment of traumatic arthritis can be divided into two treatment methods: conservative treatment and surgical treatment. The treatment plan is mainly determined by the severity of the traumatic arthritis lesions. Conservative treatment can be divided into two treatment methods: drug treatment and physical therapy. Traumatic arthritis may also cause pathological gait and valgus and valgus deformity of the knee joint.