Polyarthritis

For reactive arthritis (post-bacterial infection), over 80% achieve complete recovery within 3 to 12 months. For rheumatoid arthritis, the remission rate reaches 40–50% with early treatment using DMARDs or biological agents, and joint damage decreases the longer remission is maintained. Since the prognosis is better the earlier treatment begins, early diagnosis and treatment are key.

Perspective of a Korean Medicine Clinic

In Korean medicine, it is believed that when the body's restorative power is revived, the energy of disease naturally retreats. When the three functions responsible for digestion, vital energy storage, and detoxification are fully restored, the circulation of Qi and blood around the joints becomes smooth, and the inflammatory environment improves, prolonging the period of symptom relief. At Dongjedang, we aim for a state free from recurrence by continuously strengthening weakened functions and removing waste products and stagnant blood even after symptom relief.