What are the TCM diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis?

　　Rheumatoid arthritis is a common disease that has a great impact on human health. If not treated in time, it will cause a series of complications. Therefore, when you find that your joints are abnormal, you must go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. Do not blindly take medication, so as not to delay the best treatment opportunity, thereby causing more serious harm to yourself. So how does Chinese medicine diagnose rheumatoid arthritis?

　　In the early stage of rheumatoid arthritis, there are low-grade fever, fatigue, weight loss, anemia, etc. The local symptoms are dull pain and joint stiffness, which are especially obvious when getting up in the morning. The affected joints will be red, swollen, hot, painful, and have dysfunction.

　　Inspection: The big toe is club-shaped, the fourth toe is raised, the little toe is bent, and the toe joint is bamboo-shaped; the big toenail is cyan or light blue; the reflex area of ​​the affected joint is swollen.

　　Palpation: The temperature of the soles of the feet is low, and the elasticity of the skin and muscles is poor; cord-like objects can be touched in the reflex areas of the diseased joints, and the pain feels like pinpricks when pressed.

　　Rheumatoid arthritis is a manifestation of rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever is a systemic allergic disease caused by Group A B-hemolytic Streptococcus infection. There is often a history of infections such as erysipelas at the beginning of the disease. Rheumatic fever has an acute onset and is more common in teenagers. Rheumatoid arthritis can invade the heart and cause rheumatic heart disease, with symptoms such as fever, subcutaneous nodules, and rashes. Rheumatoid arthritis is a complex disease with multiple causes and frequent attacks. Both Chinese medicine and Western medicine have a unique treatment method for it. Let’s talk about how Chinese medicine diagnoses rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a poly and symmetric arthritis of non-specific inflammation. The disease progresses slowly, but acute attacks often occur. At the beginning, there are various joint pains. The affected joints are hands, wrists, knees, elbows, feet, shoulders and hips in order. The joint lesions are mostly symmetrical.

　　Everyone now understands the content of TCM diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis! I hope this content will be of active and effective help to patients with rheumatoid arthritis. When you discover that you have rheumatoid arthritis, in addition to active treatment, you also need to pay attention to daily care, so as to effectively alleviate the pain caused by the disease to the patient.