Rheumatoid Arthritis
When it comes to arthritis, most people are familiar with osteoarthritis, where pain occurs due to the joints wearing down. However, there are actually 100 other types of arthritis that can occur for a number of reasons. One of these types is rheumatoid arthritis. What is rheumatoid arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis is a form of arthritis that happens due to white blood cells attacking the membranes lining a person’s joints. It commonly targets individuals who are middle-aged or elderly, but there are also forms that can attack young people. If the disease attacks younger people it is known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Either way, regardless of who gets the disease when an attack occurs, it can be extremely debilitating.
What are the symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis? The most common symptom associated with rheumatoid arthritis is joint pain. However, unlike other types of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis pain tends to target several groups of joints rather than just one at a time. In the beginning stages of the disease, pain starts in the smaller joints such as the writs, feet or ankles. As it progresses pain will occur in the shoulders, hips, jaw and other more major joints of the body.
There are also secondary rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. These include: joint swelling, redness around the affected joints, bumps under the skin, (which are known as rheumatoid nodules) and fever. When rheumatoid arthritis gets really bad, the disease can completely destroy the joint, resulting in deformities and decreased immobility of the affected area.
Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis is given from four objectives. These include: quelling the pain associated with the condition, decreasing the amount of inflammation around the joints trying to boost the immune system so the body’s white blood cells will be less likely to attack and resolving any deformities that may have occurred. All of these treatment objectives can be resolved through drugs or surgical intervention. Many of the drugs that are prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis are mild enough to be distributed over-the-counter, (though they may not provide as much relief as their prescription-based counterparts). Regardless, despite all of the treatment options available, none of them can completely cure rheumatoid arthritis. The main goal is trying to improve a person’s quality of life by lessening the impact of the disease.
However, if you are a rheumatoid arthritis sufferer, try to take comfort in at least the pain will not be everyday. True, there are some people that will get chronic rheumatoid arthritis attacks, but even they will dissipate after a while. So, the key is going to be learning how to reduce the changes of getting an attack and learning how to manage the pain if you do get it. The best solution for both issues is trying to improve your bone health through diet and physician-recommended arthritis exercises. Additionally, you should try to minimize using your joint when you are having a rheumatoid arthritis attack. This may not help with the pain but it should help protect the joint from getting damaged worse.
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