Treatment of the disease is aimed at preventing complications, reducing the activity of arthritis, reducing joint pain and stiffness. Basically, medical methods of treatment are used. Painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs, immunomodulators are used. Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis should be carried out comprehensively, which is why patients are often prescribed spa treatment.
Staying in sanatoriums implies not only medical treatment, but also a number of other measures that have a beneficial effect on the recovery process. Proper nutrition plays an important role in the fight against arthritis. Visitors to sanatoriums are offered a specially designed diet that excludes fatty meat, milk, citrus fruits, corn, rye and oat flakes. For local exposure to the affected area, physiotherapy is recommended: electrophoresis, magnetic therapy, ultraviolet irradiation of the joints. During periods of remission, massages and physical therapy are effective. With the help of a complex of such methods of treatment, positive dynamics is achieved in the process of recovery.
Treatment results
The result of treatment depends on the correct selection of medicines. What kind of remedy will help in a particular case, even the most experienced doctor cannot predict. Therefore, the treatment is selected by trial and error. Hormonal drugs provide noticeable relief. They significantly reduce pain, eliminate stiffness and suppress weakness. But hormones are a dangerous thing. They evoke affection. There comes a time when they need to be abandoned, which becomes a real problem for patients. In combination with mud treatment, medications improve the patient's condition. Only regular therapy for six months can give noticeable results.
Consequences of lack of treatment
Complications are the same as with ordinary arthritis – skin and eye damage, heart disease, blood clots, pleurisy.
Ревматоидный артрит – хроническое воспалительное заболевание соединительной ткани, которое поражает, в основном, небольшие суставы (чаще всего суставы костей и стоп). Ревматоидный артрит возникает из-за нарушений в работе иммунной системы, которые могут быть вызваны генетической предрасположенностью, инфекцией, переохлаждением, стрессами, беременностью.
