Rheumatoid patients will feel pain when it rains. What is the reason?

Because the pressure in the joint cavity of human body is self-regulated with the change of external atmospheric pressure. However, patients with rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis have poor pressure regulation and body temperature control due to imperfect joint and peripheral vascular nerve function, poor joint fluid circulation. When rainy weather comes, the air pressure drops, and the pressure in the joint cavity is still high, joint pain and swelling will occur.

"Rheumatism" generally thinks that rheumatism is arthritis, which is incorrect. In fact, "rheumatism" does not refer to a disease. Rheumatism is a general term for a large class of diseases characterized by pain in bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, capsules and fascia.

The most common and harmful rheumatism in China is acute rheumatism (rheumatic fever), rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis and gout. Medically, rheumatism is the numbness and pain of muscles and joints caused by cold and dampness invading human body, blocking meridians, leading to poor circulation of qi and blood, unfavorable stretching or swelling.

Rheumatism refers to the chronic pain of joints and their surrounding soft tissues with unknown medical reasons. Rheumatic diseases refer to a large class of diseases with different causes but the same point involving joints and surrounding soft tissues, including muscles, ligaments, synovial bursa and fascia.

In order to make rheumatism less painful in rainy days, we can pay a little attention to it in our daily life:

1, take the medicine according to the doctor's advice. You can see a doctor before the rainy season and take medicine in advance to prevent the symptoms from getting worse. In the usual treatment, you should also take medicine according to the doctor's advice to avoid getting worse.

2, hot compress. Hot compress can promote local blood circulation, relieve muscle spasm and effectively relieve joint pain and swelling.

3. Keep it dry. Keep the working environment, living environment and clothes dry, and turn the air conditioner to dehumidification mode in rainy days or when the indoor environment is humid. Try to avoid going out in rainy days. If you have to go out, you can put on dry clothes in time when you get back indoors to avoid being eroded by moisture.

4. Avoid the wind. Patients with rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis should avoid direct blowing of cold air from air conditioners and fans to avoid joint discomfort.

5. Avoid overwork. Protective measures should be taken during work and exercise to avoid joint injury. Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and avoid overwork and joint injury caused by exercise.

6. Functional exercise. We can strengthen muscle strength, enhance joint mobility and prevent joint deformity by playing Tai Ji Chuan, taking a walk, swimming, sitting in a horse stance, and lifting legs on your back. In order to prevent the intensity of exercise from exceeding the joint load, patients with serious illness should carry out functional exercise under the guidance of doctors.

For the above reasons, rheumatism patients feel pain when it comes to rainy weather, so they must pay attention to protecting their bodies at ordinary times, and don't catch cold when it is cold.