Category: Arthritis

It just seemed so pointless, recalls Helen, who has lived with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for decades. I couldnt lift my arms above shoulder height, so it was easy to explain why I wasnt washing my hair. Then I developed nodules on my feet, so it was a simple matter to stop taking walks. Then it…

The elderly people are one of the most vulnerable minority group towards Arthritis and Musculoskeletal conditions. To be an elderly, the individual must be 65 years or over, according to the Social Security Administration (Katie. 24th July 2017). The most common reason for arthritis in elderly people is due to stress and strain on the…

Abstract Patients of rheumatoid arthritis, who were already diagnosed as per 2010 ACR / EULAR ( American college of Rheumatology / European League Against Rheumatism ) classification criteria were included in the study. Red cell band width was determined in all the patients from laboratory of own hospital. Severity of rheumatoid arthritis was determined on…

Arthritis It is a very odd disease, affects the joint and creates miserable pain. Impact of this disorder in both the hands and feets (mainly to the elder person), also causes such pain in the knee, victim thinks that they have been deficient in calcium, so they start to eat vitamins and supplements by themselves.…

Abstract This paper is intended to give the reader an insight of what difficulties a person diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis can face whether its pain inflammation, swelling. This research holds various ways on how OT can help with treating, decreasing pain so that the patient can return to their daily function or close to what…

Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune inflammatory disease that mainly affects joints in the hands and feet but can affect other joints such as the hips and knees [1]. An autoimmune disease is a disease where your immune system attacks its own body. In Rheumatoid arthritis the immune system attacks the synovium of the joints and…

Reactive arthritis is a disease classified as autoimmune, which usually manifests itself through pain or inflammation of the joints. These symptoms are the main ones with which the body responds as a reaction to an infection, which usually begins in the intestine or in the urinary or genital tract. The most common are Chlamydia. Although…