Idiopathic joint pain syndrome

　　The etiology of idiopathic joint pain syndrome is not yet fully clear. Epidemiological data show that idiopathic joint pain syndrome (IAS) is more common in the north than in the south, and it occurs during the cold and damp season and improves in the warm season; outdoor workers are more than indoor workers; physical laborers are more than intellectual workers. Therefore, it is believed that the etiology of IAS may be related to environmental factors and labor intensity.

　　The main symptoms of idiopathic joint pain syndrome are knee and lumbar joint pain, often presenting as polyarticular pain, which may be accompanied by transient morning stiffness, and a few may have mild bone hyperplasia, affecting the quality of life, so timely treatment is necessary.

　　Idiopathic joint pain syndrome is more common in young and middle-aged physical laborers aged 20 to 50, with no significant gender difference. The main symptoms are knee and lumbar joint pain, often presenting as polyarticular pain without redness and swelling in the painful joints, and may be accompanied by transient morning stiffness. Joint pain may last for 2 to 4 months a year, and the course may last from 2 to 20 years. Patients often develop the disease in winter or during the cold and damp weather of autumn and winter, when the indoor and outdoor temperature difference is large.

　　How to prevent idiopathic joint pain syndrome? Briefly described as follows:

　　1. Improve living and working environments, using 'thin infrared, far infrared radiation components' to make offices, chairs, beds, and even walls, using far infrared high permeability to have a therapeutic and health-preserving effect on the human body.

　　2. For outdoor workers, strengthen labor protection measures.

　　What examinations should be done for idiopathic joint pain syndrome? Briefly described as follows:

　　1. More than 96% of patients have normal blood routine, urine routine, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and anti-O tests.

　　2. Immunological examination: More than 95% of patients have rheumatoid factor (RF), C-reactive protein (CRP), antinuclear antibody (ANA), anti-ds-DNA antibody, and anti-ENA antibody within the normal range.

　　3. X-ray examination of the painful joint: More than 84% show no abnormalities, only 16% of cases show mild bone hyperplasia.

　　Patients with idiopathic joint pain syndrome must pay attention to dietary problems and eating habits in daily life. It is recommended to eat less high-fat foods, foods that are too sour, alkaline, salty, artificial, pickled, fried, and sweet foods. It is also recommended to eat less vegetables such as tomatoes, spinach, amaranth, eggplant, and potatoes. It is suggested to supplement calcium and phosphorus, and patients should drink more milk, more bone soup, and get more sun exposure daily, which are all beneficial to the supplement and absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the body.

　　Once suffering from idiopathic joint pain syndrome, local heat preservation, physical therapy, acupuncture, massage and other treatments for the painful joints are helpful for quick recovery. If the symptoms are still ineffective and severe, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or warm meridian and dispel cold pain Chinese medicine can be taken for treatment. For such patients,对症 treatment is only needed, and generally no hormones or antibiotics are needed to avoid causing many irrelevant damages.