rheumatism
Rheumatic Diseases
A general nomenclature, rheumatism may be due to inflammation; It may be due to calcification, old age, loss of cartilage, reaction of the immune system against the joints. Therefore, it is necessary to know what the cause is. This is the most important data when planning treatment.
Anti-rheumatic drugs have increased in number in recent years. Every medicine has side effects. For this reason, it is necessary to know the side effects well and to approach the patient accordingly. The most important side effects are stomach and kidneys. Stomach patients, ulcer patients, blood pressure patients and the elderly should use this type of drugs very carefully. It is not appropriate to take painkillers alone, saying that I have rheumatism. Please use any medicine you take under the supervision of a specialist physician. Movements that strengthen your joints, joint vitamins are important treatment approaches in this regard in recent years. Patients with obesity have to protect especially their knee joints. Fast and long walks on hard ground cause calcification and cartilage loss in the knees of obese patients. If the sedimentation of patients with rheumatism is high, the patient should rest the joint. Rheumatic diseases usually continue throughout life. The important thing is to keep this disease in a dormant state and ensure that there is no activation.
