Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory joint disorder which is auto immune in nature. The disease manifests as life-long disorder with intermittent remissions and exacerbations. The severity of the disease also varies from person to person. In Rheumatoid arthritis there is inflammation in the joints. 1. Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis generally manifests as an arthralgia i.e. inflammation of joints and synovitis i.e. inflammation of synovial membrane of small joints such as feet, wrists, ankles, hands etc. sometimes this disease affects specific joints. The affected joints exhibit tenderness on pressure and the movements are also generally painful. In severe…
Arthritis is the inflammation of the joints of the body. Gout is the painful rheumatoid arthritis. It is the deposit of the needle like crystals of uric acid in the joints. And this will cause pain. The crystal like things is formed from the uric acid deposit.The inflammatory arthritis cause pain, heat, swelling color change of skin etc to the joints of the body or to the affected part. The arthritis is of different kinds there are about 100 types of arthritis. The uric acid is formed in our body from the metabolic activity. About one third of uric acid…
Psoriatic Arthritis is a condition that affects the fingers and the toes of the body. It affect the skin, the skin of the affected area becomes red and swollen. Arthritis is a condition where we suffer with stiff joints. Or we can say it as the inflammation of the joints. It affects the elbows knees naval genital areas and anus. The people who have arthritis or psoriasis are more prone to this disease. It affects both the male and the females. Some kind of arthritis affects only men an example is gout. At first it affects the knees angles and…
One of the more painful forms of Arthritis is Rheumatoid Arthritis. It causes inflammation in many of the body’s joints. It does not affect everyone equally however, and it can take a different course in each patient. A patients life can be either taken out of them slowly or very quickly. The constant pain of simply moving that Rheumatoid Arthritis can cause makes day to day activities difficult, and creates a strong lack of ambition. Some patients can be fortunate, recovering to the point of remission, however most people suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis are bound to face a life of…
Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disorder which is characterized by severe inflammation in the joints of the body. Some time it may spread out to the surrounding parts of the joints and can cause pain to the muscle tissues too. Often this common disease results the destruction of bone, cartilage, and ligaments. Doctors have discovered that the ultimate damage caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis is not proportional to the pain associated with the disease. That’s why sometime patients are found with a greater destruction inside the body, but with a very less pain compared to others. Autoimmune diseases are initiated by…
