{"id":17392,"date":"2012-01-26T06:01:58","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T06:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/%e3%80%8a%e9%86%ab%e7%94%9f%e8%88%87%e6%88%91%e3%80%8b%e6%88%91%e5%92%81%e5%be%8c%e7%94%9f%ef%bc%8c%e9%a2%a8%e6%bf%95%e9%97%9c%e6%88%91%e4%b9%9c%e4%ba%8b%ef%bc%9f\/"},"modified":"2012-01-26T06:01:58","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T06:01:58","slug":"%e3%80%8a%e9%86%ab%e7%94%9f%e8%88%87%e6%88%91%e3%80%8b%e6%88%91%e5%92%81%e5%be%8c%e7%94%9f%ef%bc%8c%e9%a2%a8%e6%bf%95%e9%97%9c%e6%88%91%e4%b9%9c%e4%ba%8b%ef%bc%9f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/en\/%e3%80%8a%e9%86%ab%e7%94%9f%e8%88%87%e6%88%91%e3%80%8b%e6%88%91%e5%92%81%e5%be%8c%e7%94%9f%ef%bc%8c%e9%a2%a8%e6%bf%95%e9%97%9c%e6%88%91%e4%b9%9c%e4%ba%8b%ef%bc%9f\/","title":{"rendered":"\"The Doctor and Me\" I am a young person, what does rheumatism have to do with me?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Understanding Rheumatism<\/h2>\n

As bone and rheumatic joint diseases will increase as the population ages, it is believed that these diseases will become the main causes of chronic disability in the next ten to twenty years. Although there is no cure for most bone and rheumatic diseases, correct understanding of these diseases and appropriate treatment can reduce patients' suffering and prevent and reduce the disabilities caused by these diseases. In view of this, the World Health Organization has designated 2000 to 2010 as the \"Decade of Bones and Joints\". This action is supported by more than 50 governments around the world, including China and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

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Home Stretching and Joint Protection<\/h2>\n

Home Stretching Exercises<\/h2>\n

Many patients with rheumatism suffer from joint pain when moving, so they will reduce their exercise and use of their joints. However, long-term inactivity of the body's joints will lead to degeneration, stiffness and muscle weakness due to low usage, making the condition of the affected joints more and more serious.<\/p>\n

The purpose and benefits of exercise<\/h3>\n

\u2022 Increase joint flexibility and improve range of motion<\/p>\n

\u2022 Increase muscle endurance and strength<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reduce pain caused by joint stiffness<\/p>\n

\u2022 Improve overall mobility<\/p>\n

\u2022 Improve blood circulation<\/p>\n

Things to know about exercise<\/h3>\n

\u2022 Perform 1 to 2 times a day, preferably just after getting up and before going to bed. If individual joints have special needs, the frequency can be increased appropriately.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Do it slowly at the beginning, avoid too fast and sudden movements to avoid spraining joints and muscles, and maintain the position where you feel muscle tension.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Maintain normal breathing during exercise<\/p>\n

\u2022 All stretching exercises should be held still for at least 5 seconds<\/p>\n

\u2022 Repeat each action 5 to 10 times, and gradually increase the number after getting used to it.<\/p>\n

\u2022 If pain occurs during exercise, do not endure it and reduce the speed, frequency or range of movements.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Proper rest after exercise can relieve muscle fatigue and soreness caused by exercise<\/p>\n

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joint protection<\/h2>\n

What does occupational therapy do?<\/h3>\n

Occupational therapy is one of the rehabilitation specialties and has a history of more than 60 years in Hong Kong. The public generally does not understand the difference between physiotherapy and occupational therapy. Occupational therapy mainly focuses on patients' daily self-care and life skills, so that patients can handle daily work independently, reorganize their lifestyle, reduce the difficulties caused by the disease, help patients return to their jobs in family, work and society, and improve their personal confidence. , and face your patients correctly.<\/p>\n

The occupational therapist will train the patient to re-adapt to daily life according to the patient's ability, and teach the patient how to protect joints and use assistive devices. Some suitable braces will also be manufactured for them to rest, prevent and correct joint deformities.<\/p>\n

The role of the occupational therapist<\/h3>\n

Educator: Educates patients about basic medical care and joint protection<\/p>\n

Trainer: Trains patients to master the correct use of joints<\/p>\n

Protector: protects the patient and their joints from injury<\/p>\n

Problem solver: Solve the difficulties caused by the disease and make the patient's life easier<\/p>\n

Occupational therapy rehabilitation programs mainly include the following:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Teach ways to protect joints according to different diseases<\/p>\n

\u2022 Teach the correct use of joints or working postures<\/p>\n

\u2022 Provide different auxiliary tools to allow patients to handle procedures independently and protect joints<\/p>\n

\u2022 Provides a brace to be worn during work and rest to protect and relieve joint pressure<\/p>\n

\u2022 Provide suggestions for home modifications to make it easier for patients to use and overcome environmental barriers<\/p>\n

joint protection method<\/h3>\n

The main purposes of applying joint protection method in daily life are:<\/p>\n

1) Avoid permanent deformation of joints<\/p>\n

2) Reduce joint pain during use<\/p>\n

3) Provide alternative ways to deal with daily life needs<\/p>\n

4) Reduce further damage to joints, resulting in loss of ability to take care of oneself and work<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As bone and rheumatic joint diseases will increase as the population ages, it is believed that these diseases will become the main causes of chronic disability in the next ten to twenty years. Although there is no cure for most bone and rheumatic diseases, correct understanding of these diseases and appropriate treatment can reduce patients' suffering and prevent and reduce the disabilities caused by these diseases.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[59,77,76],"class_list":["post-17392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-75","tag-59","tag-77","tag-76"],"acf":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atcm.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}