by Deng Zhao-zhi
Rheumatology is an important topic in Chinese medicine, and is covered extensively in medical literature throughout the last several millennia, especially in the last decade. There are also records of accumulated experience in the treatment of such disorders. The combination of Chinese and Western medical treatment has been proven to be effective for the management of obstinate illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic disease and a non-infectious inflammatory disorder whose cause is un certain. The disease has a long course and often leads to joint and surrounding tissue damage, varied clinical manifestations, cartilage and bone destruction, joint deformity, and functional impairment. The disease can also lead to damage of the internal organs. So far, the therapeutic effects of the treatment of RA are unsatisfactory. Most treatments only relieve the symptoms or slow down the progression of the disease, but they do not result in a complete cure. Furthermore, most of the drugs used to treat RA produce adverse effects.
Gout is a chronic disorder of purine metabolism, whose clinical features include hyperuricemia, recurrent acute gouty arthritis, fibrous nephritis, the formation of gouty tophi, functional impairment and deformity of the joints, and in most cases, uric acid imbalance. With the continuous rise of living standards, the incidence of this disease is also increasing. However, due to the lack of treatment that targets the cause of the disease, there is no radical cure for this disease. So far, Western medical treatment can only control acute episodes, provide long-term management of hyperuricemia, and reduce relapses.
The general symptoms in both conditions are associated with what is referred to in Chinese medicine as bi syndrome. Combined treatments utilizing Chinese medicinals, acupuncture, massage, and physical therapy show excellent results in reducing both pain and uric acid levels, while also improving joint function and lowering rates of recurrence.
The compilers of this book are themselves veteran clinicians of Chinese medicine who have rich clinical experience in the field of rheumatology, who also collect and extract clinical experience of Chinese renowned physicians and specialists, refer to literature and data of both domestic and international sources, and integrate the analyses and approaches of foreign and domestic research. This book is primarily for readers from abroad, which include teachers and students of Chinese medicine and acupuncture colleges, medical practitioners who are directly or indirectly involved in the practice of Chinese medicine, medical doctors who are interested in Chinese medicine, and lay persons. It will help readers understand the advancement of Chinese medical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and promote the integration of Chinese and Western medicine. However, it should be aware that the use of this book cannot replace the treatment advice or suggestions of a professional healthcare practitioner. if you or anyone you know have signs and symptoms similar to those described in this book, please consult a practitioner of Chinese medicine.
by Deng Zhao-zhi, He Yi-ting, Chen Wei, Zhu Li-qun
Overview
Diagnostic Criteria: Typical Gout; Gouty Nephropathy; Uric Acid Kidney Stones; Acute Uric Nephropathy
Differential Diagnosis: Rheumatoid Arthritis; Erysipelas and Phlegmonous Cellulitis; Traumatic Arthritis and Suppurative Arthritis; Psoriatic Arthritis; Bone Tumor; Pseudogout Arthritis; Other Types of Arthritis
Treatment: General Treatment; Optional Measures; Treatment in the Interval and Chronic Stages; Acute Renal Failure
Chinese Medical Etiology and Pathomechanism
Chinese Medical Treatment
Pattern Differentiation and Treatment:
Wind-damp-heat Bi, 白虎桂枝汤Bai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, 犀角散Xi Jao San; 四妙丸Si Miao Wan, 龙胆泻肝丸Long Dan Xie Gan Tang;
Wind-cold-damp Bi, 薏苡仁汤Yi Yi Ren Tang, 乌头汤Wu Tou Tang
Phlegm-stasis Obstruction, 桃红饮Tao Hong Yin, 二陈汤Er Chen Tang; 血府逐瘀汤Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Liver and Kidney Insufficiency, 独活寄生汤Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang, 左归饮Zuo Gui Yin, 右归饮You Gui Yin, 肾气丸Shen Qi Wan;
Additional Treatment Modalities
Prognosis
Transformation from heat to Cold and from Acute to Chronic
Progression from the Exterior to Interior, and from Excess to Deficiency
Preventive Healthcare
Lifestyle Modification
Dietary Recommendation
Regulation of Emotional and Mental Health
Clinical Experience of Renowned Physicians
Empirical Formulas
Selected Case Studies
Discussions
Perspective of Integrative Medicine
Challenges and Solutions
Insight from Empirical Wisdom
Selected Quotes from Classical Texts
Modern Research
Clinical Research
Experimental Studies
Overview
Chinese Medical Etiology and Pathomechanism
Chinese Medical Perspective of RA Etiology: Constitutional Insufficiency and Liver and Kidney Depletion; The Six External Evils Exploit and Invade the Deficient Body; Imbalance of the Seven Emotions; Imbalance between Work and Rest, and Sexual Intemperance
Chinese Medical Perspective of RA Pathomechanism: Early Stage Evil Excess and Right Qi Deficiency; Middle Stage a Prolonged Disease Course of Deficiency-Excess Complex; Late Stage Liver and Kidney Insufficiency, Qi and Blood Depletion, and Phlegm-Stasis Bind
Chinese medical Treatment
Pattern Differentiation and Treatment
Additional Treatment Modalities
Prognosis
Preventive Healthcare
Lifestyle Modification
Dietary Recommendation
Regulation of Emotional and Mental Health
Clinical Experience of Renowned Physicians
Empirical Formulas
Selected Case Studies
Discussions
Perspective of Integrative Medicine
Challenges and Solutions
Insight from Empirical Wisdom
Selected Quotes from Classical Texts
Modern Research
Clinical Research
Experimental Studies
Title: Gout & Rheumatoid Arthritis
Author: Deng Zhao-zhi
Series: The Clinical Practice of Chinese Medicine
Publisher: People's Medical Publishing House, 2007
Language: English
This book is an important component text in the series The Clinical Practice of Chinese Medicine. The focus of this book is to provide effective complementary treatment methods for gout and rheumatoid arthritis, both chronic diseases that affect great numbers of people around the world.
Although current pharmaceutical approaches to treatment achieve a certain therapeutic effect, many side effects usually result. Systematic literature review shows that the application of Chinese medicine also results in a definite therapeutic effect, but with very few side effects. Combined treatments utilizing Chinese medicinals, acupuncture, massage, and physical therapy show excellent results in relieving pain and reducing uric acid levels, while also improving joint function and lowering rates of recurrence.
By providing the time-honored clinical methods of Chinese traditional medicine, this text will undoubtedly benefit the many patients who suffer with these conditions.
Features:
Dr Deng Zhao-zhi is a professor and chief physician of Chinese internal medicine at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. As an expert in rheumatology, Professor Deng specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, osteoarthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, erythemanodosum, scleroderma, dematomyositis, multiple myositis, adult still's disease, and psoriatic arthritis. She has a distinct perspective towards the clinical classification and differentiation of the signs and symptoms of rheumatic disease. In the past few year, the department of rheumatology has become one of the most outstanding departments in the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of TCM. The department handles the most specialized diseases, and most patients come from all over the world. The number of patient visits to this department exceeds 10,000 per year.
书名:中医临床实用系列 - 痛风与类风湿性关节炎 (英文版)
作者: 邓兆智 编 著
出版社: 人民卫生出版社,第1版2008
开本/装帧:16开平装本,378页
ISBN:9787117094856
全面阐述了中医痛风与类风湿性关节炎的方法,并包括名老中医的治疗经验,现代研究,临床研究,中西医结合等等。
邓兆智,女,广东省中医院,主任医师,现任中华中医药学会风湿病分会委员、广东省中医药学会风湿病专业委员会主任委员.从事中西内科临床工作三十余年, 1986年创建具中西医结合特色的风湿病专科,近年来业已成为广东省中医院有特色专科之一。对风湿类疾病如类风湿性关节炎、系统性红斑狼疮、强直性脊柱炎、痛风、骨关节炎、干燥综合征、结节性红斑、硬皮病、皮肌炎、多发性肌炎、成人Still病、银屑病性关节炎等病的诊断与治疗有着深厚的学术造诣,学术上形成了以中西医结合综合方法的特点,学习与吸取了近代及全国名老中医治疗的特色与精髓,师古而不泥古,对风湿类疾病的中医证候的临床规范分类、辨证有独特的临床见解和论述。