Take spondylitis, which frequently afflicts people between the ages of 20 and 40, as an example. This ailment is linked to the immune system and in Western medicine is typically treated with a regimen of antiinflammatories which the patient continues taking for the rest of his life.
以好發於二十到四十歲病人的僵直性脊椎炎為例，這是一種與人體免疫有關的疾病，西醫常用的治療方式是使用抗發炎藥來抑制病情，病人常須終生依賴藥物。