Research progress of acupuncture therapy in rehabilitation of rheumatoid arthritis
针灸疗法在类风湿性关节炎康复治疗中的研究进展

摘要

类风湿关节炎（Rheumatoid Arthritis, RA）是一种复杂的系统性自身免疫疾病，以关节炎症为主要临床表现，此病症伴随着关节疼痛、肿胀、僵硬以及功能障碍，严重影响患者的生活质量。虽然现代医学在治疗类风湿性关节炎方面取得了一定进展，但针灸疗法作为一种传统医学手段，在长期医疗实践中已被证实对类风湿性关节炎有显著的疗效；针灸疗法相比于药物治疗和手术治疗等方法，针灸疗法无需使用药物，避免了药物副作用对患者身体的影响，且针灸疗法具有操作简单、无创伤性、恢复快等优点，更适合类风湿性关节炎患者的长期康复治疗。然而，尽管针灸疗法在类风湿性关节炎的康复治疗中取得了一定的成果，但仍存在一些不足，如穴位选取的准确性、刺激强度与频率的把控、个体差异等因素都可能影响针灸疗效的发挥。因此，本文旨在进一步探索针灸疗法在类风湿性关节炎治疗中的最佳应用方案，提高针灸疗效的可靠性和稳定性。

Abstract

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a complex systemic autoimmune disease with joint inflammation as the main clinical manifestations. This disease is accompanied by joint pain, swelling, stiffness and dysfunction, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. Although modern medicine has made some progress in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, acupuncture and moxibustion, as a traditional medical means, has been proved to have a significant effect on rheumatoid arthritis in long-term medical practice. Compared with drug treatment and surgical treatment, acupuncture and moxibustion therapy does not require the use of drugs, avoiding the side effects of drugs on the patient's body, and acupuncture and moxibustion therapy has the advantages of simple operation, non-trauma, quick recovery, etc., which is more suitable for the long-term rehabilitation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. However, although acupuncture therapy has achieved certain results in the rehabilitation of rheumatoid arthritis, there are still some deficiencies, such as the accuracy of acupuncture point selection, the control of stimulation intensity and frequency, individual differences and other factors may affect the play of acupuncture efficacy. Therefore, this paper aims to further explore the best application of acupuncture therapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and improve the reliability and stability of acupuncture efficacy.