How to treat rheumatic hand swelling

For rheumatic hand swelling, first of all, we can use some anti-inflammatory and detumescent drugs to carry out symptomatic treatment, commonly used are some non-steroidal painkillers, such as diclofenac sodium sustained-release tablets, while long-term oral anti-inflammatory painkillers may show gastrointestinal reactions, so close monitoring is needed. In order to fundamentally solve the problem, we also need to add some drugs to control the disease. Methotrexate and leflunomide are commonly used, but these drugs take effect slowly and often take about three months to see the effect. If the patient does not respond well to the above conventional treatments, we can also consider the use of biological agents, but before using biological agents, we need to strictly rule out hepatitis, tuberculosis and neoplastic diseases before considering them.