Symptoms and Tests of Avascular Necrosis

Symptoms and Tests of Avascular Necrosis

Avascular of Avascular Necrosis has several synonyms such as Osteoarthritis, Ischemic Osteoarthritis, etc.You should know the general knowledge of the symptoms and tests of avascular necrosis so as to get early diagnosis and treatment.As for the treatment for Avascular Necrosis, you can read this article (Alternative Treatment for Avascular Necrosis).
Symptoms of avascular necrosis
Early stage Avascular Necrosis typically cause no symptoms; however, as the illness condition progresses it becomes painful. At first, you may experience pain when you put pressure on the affected bone. Then, pain may become more constant. If the disease progresses and the bone and surrounding joint collapse, you may experience severe pain that may develop into joints deformity. The time between the first symptoms and collapse of the bone may range from several months to more than a year.
Tests of Avascular Necrosis
Tests of Avascular Necrosis is important to diagnose the amount of bone affected and how far the disease has progressed. First, X-rays or MRI can help identify many causes of joint pain, such as a fracture or arthritis. MRI is more sensitive in diagnosing avascular necrosis in the early stages.
Bone Scan: A bone scan also known as bone scintigraphy are used most commonly in patients who have normal x-rays.
Computerized Tomography: A CT scan is an imaging technique that provides the doctor with a three-dimensional picture of the bone.
Biopsy: A biopsy is a surgical procedure in which tissue from the affected bone is removed and studied.

What food relieves Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)

What food relieves Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)

In traditional Chinese medicine, diet therapy is important. Here we list some food to relieve the Ankylosing Spondylitis for the AS patients.If you want to know diet treatment for AS, you can read this article (Is there any diet can cure ankylosing spondylitis)
First of all, bean food like soybean, black soya bean, is abundant in protein and microelements, which promotes the metabolism of muscle, bones, joints and muscle tendon and recovers the damages. It has good effect for bone pain, heavy body, sinews spasm, stiff or numb joints and swelling and painful joints caused by rheumatoid disease.
Secondly, the fruit food such as chestnut, green plum and dark plum is also food to relieve AS. Chestnut can tonify the kidney and strengthen tendons and bones, especially beneficial for tendons and bones pains, meridians pains and lumbar-leg weakness. The traditional Chinese medicine thinks that the AS is tendons, bones, muscle and joint disease caused by deficiency of the kidney. Uncooked or cooked chestnut is fine. Taking it for a long time can strengthen tendons and bones, tonify the kidney. It will relieve pain, swelling and inflammation of joints, muscle and skin to mash up the chestnut and then put it on the diseased surface. The green plum can help produce saliva and slake thirst, relieve dysentery with astringent, which is good for AS patients. It can kill pain of bone, lumbar and joints caused by rheumatism to use the green plum on the diseased surface.
Thirdly, chilli, green onion, Chinese prickly ash, the polygonum, fennel and garlic have the function of removing cold-pathogen and resisting rheumatism. Especially the garlic can not only sterilize, but also prevent virus infection and intestinal infection.

What is the Cause and Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Causes of Rheumatoid Arthritis

The modern medicine believes that rheumatoid arthritis is a kind of autoimmune disease caused by multiple factors. The common causes of rheumatoid arthritis are as follows:
1, genetic factor: rheumatoid arthritis has the family genetic predisposition. Most patients , about 80%, have the family medical history of rheumatoid arthritis.
2, infection factors: virus, mycoplasma, bacteris and other infection factors all can contribute to the attack of rheumatoid arthritis.
3, endocrine factor: the clinical records show that people with poor endocrine system are more likely to be attacked by rheumatoid arthritis.
4, other factors: such as cold and damp environment, smoking, operation of deliver and excessive fatigue all the possible cause for rheumatoid arthritis.
The above mentioned factors can lead to the immunoreactions of the immune system, secreting a large quantity of immune globulin and forming antigen-antibody complex which will deposit in the articulation. The series of reaction will lead to artromeningits (the main pathological change of rheumatoid arthritis is the so-called arthromeningitis) and the deformity of articulation.
In the final analysis, rheumatoid arthritis is a kind of immune system disease. And on the foundation of persistent clinical research and international communication, Hou Liping Rheumatoid Hospital developed the Hou’s therapy, which plays a role of adjusting and improving the autoimmune system during the long-term treatment.

The Advantage of TCM on Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Advantage of TCM on Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is always called “deathless cancer”, because there was no treatment with special effects. In western medicine, immunosuppressor and hormone are always applied for this disease, while this kind of treatment has good effects for temporary analgesia or for active stage, and long term of application will lead to severe side-effect, which makes the patients unable to insist on treatment.
The modern medicine believes that rheumatoid arthritis is a kind of autoimmune disease caused by multiple factors. Its basic pathological change is arthromeningitis. And from the years of clinical practice, we find the (Traditional Chinese Medicine) TCM therapy for rheumatoid arthritis has better effects on the long term treatment.
The advantages of Chinese Traditional Medicine can be summarized as following:
1, traditional Chinese Medicine treats rheumatoid arthritis according to symptoms, patient’s characteristics, different places, different seasons, and different kind of physique. Chinese Medicine Treatment embodies the characteristics of individualized treatment.
2, the characteristic of Chinese medicine efficacy is warm and lasting, what’s more, it has less side-effects or no side-effects. Therefore, patients’ tolerance is better so that they can persist to receiving long-term treatment.
3, compound traditional Chinese medicine can play a role of integrated adjustment through multi-channels, multi-level and multiple targets, which can treat multiple pathological links in the overall treatment for rheumatism.
4, during the long term treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, it can improve the patient's general condition, enhance physique, delay the progression, prevent and improve bone destruction.

A TCM Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

A TCM Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Hou's Smoothing and Unification Therapy a TCM treatment is a TCM-dominated comprehensive therapy. The followings will help you understand more about it:
Hou's Smoothing and Unification Therapy a TCM treatment for RA is created by Dr. Hou Liping, through 30 years of research, directed by Mr. Shi Guangji who was the descendant of imperial physician of Qing dynasty and cooperated with hundreds of science researchers. The "Tongluozhitong capsule" as one of the more than 40 medications researched and developed by Hou’s team, accompanied with other 8 exclusive medicines, has made great effects and won good reputation in hundreds of thousands of clinical patients.
Through combination of the 6 therapies of habitus , medicine, operation, psychology, sports, diet, Hou’s therapy strictly follows the principle of "diagnosis and treatment based on an overall analysis of the illness and the patient's condition", then make the most appropriate therapy through “look, listen, question and feel the pulse' and difference of timing, person, illness. Adhering to the "treating the disease from the root cause" and "preventing the disease from recurrence", Hou's Smoothing and Unification Therapy a TCM treatment for RA provides scientific, effective therapy for patients.
To summarize, The Characteristics of Hou's Smoothing and Unification Therapy a TCM treatment for RA in the treatment of rheumatism are:
1. According to the symptoms and condition of the patient, Hou's Smoothing and Unification Therapy a TCM treatment for RA provides different therapy by the difference of place, timing and person which embodies individualized treatment.
2. The TCM medicine has a mild and lasting effect without toxic and side effects, so the patient can receive a long-term treatment.
3. The kinesitherapy can improve patient's body, strengthen his immunity and halt the progression of the disease.
4. The operative treatment can improve bone structure so as to improve the patient’s life quality.
Due to a multi-targeted, comprehensive treatment, Hou's Smoothing and Unification Therapy a TCM treatment for RA has the advantages of good effects and fewer side effects, and is well received by the rheumatoid patients.
In order to get rid of the sufferings from RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis), many patients went to many cities, but didn’t get effective treatment even get worse as time goes on, so they feel so tired physically and psychologically. We sincerely invite you to treat RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) in Beijing Hou Liping TCM Rheumatism Hospital, let us help you get rid of the sufferings from RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis).

Healthy Diet Habits for Patients with RA

Healthy Diet Habits for Patients with RA

Besides the treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there are other important things need to consider such as proper exercise and healthy diet and living habits. This article will introduce you the healthy diet for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
1, healthy diet habits for Patients with RA. Never have too much high-protein, high-vitamin, middle-fat, middle-heat, low-sugar, low-salt, stimulating food, take less once, but many times. Try to take some digestive food, in which the better rate of sugar, protein and fat is 3:2:1. For oil, the vegetable oil is good choice, such as salad oil, corn oil, olive oil, sunflower seed oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil. It’s better to keep the rate of vegetable and animal oil intake as 2:1. The better heat energy distribution in diet is 30% for breakfast, 40% for lunch, 10% for early dinner and 20% for dinner. The fruit intake should depend on personal habit and disease condition.
2, the diet varies from different disease condition. A healthy diet of rheumatoid arthritis should be high-protein, high-heat, digestive food rather than peppery, stimulating, uncooked, cold and greasy food. In traditional Chinese medicine, we direct patients to adjust their diet according to their coated tongue, which reflects the spleen and stomach condition.
3, complete diet nutrition, no dietary bias. The diet of rheumatoid arthritis should be complete and moderate, food like cow’s milk, ewe's milk, toffee, cheese, chocolate, peanut, millet should be controlled. Have less high fat, high cholesterol and sweet food; take less alcohol, coffee and tea. Experts say that except taking medicine, the patient with RA should take necessary grain, meat, fruit and vegetable as a nutritional supplementary. A complete diet of rheumatoid arthritis can help the patient recover soon.
4, vegetarian diet should be dominant. It’s better to choose the fruits rich in vitamin E, C, A, B.
There is diet therapy in Hou's Smoothing and Unification Therapy, which can help to improve and nourish patients' body and internal organs. To learn more of the healthy diet or living habits and even the TCM therapy in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you can leave me a message.

Is Swimming Good for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Is Swimming Good for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

With the working and life style of “more sitting and less exercise” increase, more and more people catch AS. Whether swimming is beneficial for patients with rheumatoid arthritis? How is swimming beneficial for human body and the illness condition? First, swimming is good for backbone. Swimming can make the backbone become horizontal rather than vertical and this reduces the pressure of backbone. Second, swimming needs a synergic movement of the muscles of whole body. The back muscle of backbone would get a regular exercise. Thirdly, when swimming, human body is floated by water and all the joints is out of pressure; and the tides will massage the back muscle, which is like the function of hydrotherapy. Swimming do is the good exercise for patients with AS.
At last, except the above, the water temperature will increase the blood circulation and promote the metabolism, which improves the blood and oxygen supply of backbone. Therefore, swimming is good sport to prevent the AS for healthy people and is adjuvant therapy for AS patients to prevent the AS from recurrence. From the explanation, you should have a realized swimming is one of good preventions of the AS.
Therefore, swimming is one good exercise for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. You can also choose other aerobic exercises like walking, yoga etc. Experts from Beijing Hou Liping Rheumatoid Hospital tell us that the intervertebral disc disease has certain connection with weaker vertebral column muscular strength and lower vertebral column stability. Therefore, patients with rheumatoid arthritis shold not sit still for long time. During your working, remember to stand up for a body stretch. Although proper exercises are good for illness condition, patients with rheumatoid arthritis still need effective treatment. You can contact online service and then share your illness condition with rheumatoid experts in Beijing Hou Liping Rheumatoid hospital.

Food prohibition for lupus erythematosus

Food prohibition for lupus erythematosus

The patient of lupus erythematosus usually has to have some food prohibition, because some food is adverse to the disease, even makes it worse. So how to have a healthy diet for lupus erythematosus? What is the food prohibition for lupus erythematosus? Now experts of Beijing Hou Liping TCM Rheumatism Hospital list the food prohibition for lupus erythematosus. To lean more of the lab tests of Lupus is also the basis of getting proper treatment.Come to get more.
⑴ seafood, usually called stimulating food by people. Some patients will have allergy symptoms after having the seafood (most patients of lupus erythematosus are high-allergic), which induces the disease and even makes it worse.
⑵ mutton, dog meat, venison and longan. These food has a nature of tepidity, but patients of lupus erythematosus have internal heat due to yin deficiency. So it can worsen the internal heat symptoms once eating these foods.
⑶ caraway, celery. These foods will cause photosensitization if taking for a long time, which worsen facial erythema and erosion.
⑷ spicy food, such as chilli, shallot, garlic. These foods can worsen the patient’s internal heat.
⑸ prohibition against alcoholic drinks and smoking.
Experts of Beijing Hou Liping TCM Rheumatism Hospital warmly note that the food prohibition for lupus erythematosus varies from person to person. The above list is just the general conditions. The patient should understand his own condition and make his most appropriate diet for Lupus Erythematosus.

Daily Tips to Relieve High Uric Acid

Daily Tips to Relieve High Uric Acid

1. How to relieve high uric acid?The high uric acid is closely related with the daily improper diet. Except receiving a medical treatment, the patient should keep a good dietary habit and then trying to relieve high uric acid. The followings are some references of diet for high uric acid:
⑴ The first tip to relieve high uric acid is to avoid to have too much high-purine food, such as peanut, beef, pork, seafood, animals’ viscera, sardine, tuna, beans, fermented food, fish, shrimp, fresh meat, pea, spinach, wines and so on. Especially the fricassee and marinated meat are forbidden to eat.
⑵ Drink more water is another tip to relieve high uric acid. The patient should keep 1500~3000 ml water intake per day so as to help uric acid excretion. Meanwhile the patient should have less fat, which can decrease the uric acid excretion.
⑶ In daily dietary structure, carbohydrate should be dominant, because it prompts the uric acid excretion and then relieve high uric acid. White rice, steamed bun, powerful powder, corns, noodles are selectable.
⑷ To control the daily protein intake is important for the diet for high uric acid. The protein intake should be up to the patient’s weight, and the basic rate is 1 kg weight vs 1 g protein. The patient with gout should eat less animals’ viscera (such as heart, liver, intestines, kidney, brain and meat soup) and seafood (such as sardine, shrimp and shell). Milk and eggs have lots of protein and are good choices.
⑸ Prohibition against alcoholic drinks. The alcohol can accumulate the lactic acid in the body; inhibit the uric acid excretion which probably leads to gout. The beer plus seafood diet is absolutely forbidden, because the alcohol in the beer can not only inhibit the uric acid excretion and also increase the uric acid by materials produced in the oxidation process. Because the seafood has purine and protein, once eating too much, the human body would stay a slightly acid environment, which prompts forming the uric acid crystal.
Please don’t ignore the importance of diet for high uric acid, especially for patients with gout. Pay attention to the above tips to relieve high uric acid and the daily diet for high uric acid can slow down deterioration of gout effectively. Any more questions, please email us or consult online service.

Swan-neck Deformity related to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Swan-neck Deformity related to Rheumatoid Arthritis

According to the research, about 50% patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have swan-neck deformity. Swan-neck deformity is closely related to rheumatoid arthritis. Correct treatment of swan-neck deformity is to treat rheumatoid arthritis first.
Swan-neck deformity will have some influence to patients’ joints and skin. The base of the finger and the outermost joint bend, while the middle joint straightens. Over time, this imbalance of the finger joints can result in the crooked swan-neck position. In addition, true swan-neck deformity does not occur in the thumb. As for the treatment of swan-neck, we advice TCM treatment such as Hou’s Therapy.
A swan-neck deformity can make it almost impossible to bend the affected finger normally; it can make it difficult to button shirts, grip a glass, or pinch with the fingers. By examining the hand and fingers, a rheumatologist can diagnose a swan-neck deformity and determine appropriate treatment, which may include:
Finger splints or ring splints and surgery to realign the joints or fuse the joints for better function are two treatment of swan-neck deformity. However, we know rheumatoid arthritis is the cause of swan-neck, we need to take systemic treatment for RA. This is the root to treat swan-neck deformity but not only to relive it by medication. To learn more about Hou’s Therapy, you can leave us email or contact online service.