What should I do if my child has rheumatism?

Rheumatism is a relatively common disease. The pain is unbearable for ordinary people, and rheumatism can also occur in adults. But some children suffer from rheumatism. What can we do? When rheumatism strikes, the pain is unbearable. Parents cannot bear to see such a young child suffer. So, what should we do if children have rheumatism? Let’s find out through the following content!

1. Drug treatment

Rheumatism often invades the joints, muscles, bones and soft tissues, and symptoms such as pain, swelling, joint dysfunction and fever are more prominent. Antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory, and relieving symptoms are the primary goals of treating this group of diseases. Therefore, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are often used, such as Voltaren, Mobic, Lesong, Tianxinlide, Celebrex, Vanlo, etc. In addition, new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have good effects and high efficacy, which significantly reduce side effects.

2. Etiology and Treatment

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 corticosteroids and immunosuppressants. Immunosuppressive therapy has made great progress, and new drugs are constantly being discovered and used in clinical practice, such as Xiaoxi, Enova, and Pavlin. New therapies are constantly being discovered, such as the combined treatment of mild systemic lupus erythematosus with small doses of prednisone, chloroquine, and MTX, which can significantly reduce side effects; rheumatoid arthritis uses combination therapy, combination therapy of first-line and second-line drugs, and combination therapy between second-line drugs.

3. Arthroscopic Treatment

Arthroscopic treatment can also be used for joint diseases, which greatly improves the efficacy, changes the prognosis of the disease, significantly reduces the disability rate, and improves the quality of life of patients. With the deepening of research on the pathogenesis of rheumatism, radical cures for rheumatism, such as stem cell transplantation, are undergoing clinical trials. There is reason to believe that rheumatism can be cured in the near future.

Through the introduction above, I believe you already know what to do if your child has rheumatism! Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is a common and frequent rheumatic disease in children. Although it is easy to treat, it is still likely to relapse. Parents should also pay more attention in their daily lives, be careful and cautious when taking care of their children, and let their children exercise more.