What should I do if my knees hurt when the wind blows?

Some people are afraid of wind even in summer, especially the knee joints are prone to pain. When the pain is severe, it is difficult to even walk. They took Chinese herbal medicine for a period of time, but the effect was minimal. Rheumatic cold joint pain, rheumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis are four common rheumatic diseases that are often difficult to cure. The causes of some rheumatic diseases are still unclear, and patients often have symptoms such as fear of wind, joint pain and even inability to flex or extend.

1. What are rheumatic diseases?

Rheumatic diseases are a group of extremely common clinical syndromes with joint pain and fear of wind and cold as the main symptoms. Rheumatism is the abbreviation of rheumatic disease, which refers to a large group of diseases that affect bones, joints, muscles and their surrounding soft tissues, such as bursae, tendons, fascia, blood vessels, nerves, etc.

2. Clinical manifestations

Patients may experience headache, fever, slight sweating, aversion to wind, heaviness, difficulty urinating, joint pain, inability to flex or extend, etc. In addition to pain, joint diseases are also accompanied by swelling and movement disorders, and have a chronic course with alternating attacks and remissions. Due to the patient's poor blood circulation, the nutrients needed by the muscles or tissues cannot be transported through the blood circulation, causing the patient's muscles to lack nutrition and accelerate aging and become stiff. In severe cases, the patient's muscles and blood vessels may atrophy.

Treatment

1. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic treatment

Rheumatism often affects the joints, muscles, bones and soft tissues. Symptoms such as pain, swelling, joint dysfunction and fever are more prominent. Antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory as well as relieving symptoms are the primary goals of treating this group of diseases.

2. Treatment of the cause

In addition to symptomatic treatment to relieve symptoms, the treatment of rheumatic diseases also requires etiological treatment. Autoimmune disorders require immune regulation, such as the use of glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants.

3. Arthroscopic treatment

Arthroscopic treatment can be used for joint lesions, which greatly improves the efficacy, changes the prognosis of the disease, significantly reduces the disability rate, and improves the quality of life of patients.

4. Dietary taboos for patients with rheumatoid arthritis

1. Meat: Eat less fatty meat, high-animal fat and high-cholesterol foods, because the ketone bodies, acids, arachidonic acid metabolites and inflammatory mediators they produce can inhibit the function of T lymphocytes, easily causing and aggravating joint pain, swelling, bone decalcification and joint damage.

2. Desserts: Eat less sweets, as their sugars can easily cause allergies, aggravate the development of joint synovitis, and easily cause joint swelling and increased pain.

3. Beverages: Drink less alcohol, coffee, tea and other beverages, be careful to avoid passive smoking, and do not smoke, as it can aggravate the deterioration of arthritis.