Can arthritis be cured by acupuncture?

Arthritis is a condition that is relatively common in the human body. There are many symptoms associated with arthritis, such as joint pain, joint swelling, and impaired joint function. Arthritis is a disease that has a great impact on the human body, and people need to take timely measures to treat it to avoid more serious consequences. So can arthritis be cured by acupuncture? Let me introduce it to you below.

Acupuncture can be used to treat bone hyperplasia of the knee, and it has certain effects, but it should be a combined treatment, and there are many methods. Suggestions: It is recommended that you first try acupuncture treatment. If the effect is not good, you can try Chinese medicine or joint injection. Pay attention to the condition and must receive regular treatment. If conservative treatment is not ideal, you can consider surgery.

Osteoarthritis is divided into different degrees. For mild knee osteoarthritis, when the disease duration is relatively short, the narrowing of the joint space is not very significant, and the pain symptoms are not very severe, acupuncture can completely cure it. The patient's pain and dysfunction symptoms will completely disappear and they can return to normal life. However, for severe cases, such as patients with grade III or IV knee osteoarthritis, acupuncture knife treatment can be used. Compared with acupuncture, acupuncture knife may be more effective and more targeted, and can also alleviate and improve symptoms. However, for more serious cases, where the joint space has disappeared and joint hyperplasia is particularly severe, acupuncture cannot cure it. For such cases, surgical treatment is recommended.

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[Treatment policy]

Choose appropriate therapeutic drugs based on the type of arthritis, characteristics of symptoms, and associated diseases. The principle of treatment is early diagnosis and early, reasonable, combined medication.

[Drug treatment]

Commonly used anti-rheumatic drugs include: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, penicillamine, diclofenac, aspirin, indomethacin, etc. Chondroprotective agent glucosamine sulfate. Slow-acting antirheumatic drugs include gold mixture (intramuscular injection or oral administration), penicillamine, sulfasalazine, chloroquine, etc. Cytotoxic drugs include cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and chloranil. Adrenal cortex hormone. Antibiotic, anti-tuberculosis, or antifungal medicines. Treatment of gouty arthritis includes high-dose nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or colchicine and urate-lowering therapy during remission.

[Surgical treatment]

Surgical treatment mainly includes joint puncture, synovectomy, joint replacement, joint orthopedics, and joint fusion.

[Other treatments]

Including physical, rehabilitation, vocational training, psychological and other treatments. The main types of physical therapy are as follows: direct current electrotherapy and drug ion introduction, low-frequency pulse electrotherapy, medium-frequency current therapy, high-frequency electrotherapy, magnetic field therapy, ultrasound therapy, acupuncture, light therapy, namely infrared, ultraviolet, and cold therapy. Rehabilitation and vocational training focus on functional training and lifestyle adjustments. Hospitals with the necessary conditions should conduct functional training under the guidance of rehabilitation specialists.