Have you ever felt pain in your joints? If
yes which joints pain the most? Is it both the wrist joints and the joints of
feet? Do they look red or swollen? It could be the symptoms of Rheumatoid
Arthritis. It is a chronic inflammatory disorder that causes inflammation over
the joint.
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? It is an auto
immune disorder in which body attacks its own joints and organs. It leads to
swelling, redness and inflammation of joints. Also leads to formation of
nodules. It is a systemic disorder and affects multiple organs of the body. It
can lead to deformities and death in later stages. It is due to the presence of
Rh factor in the body.
Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis- There are
presence of pain and swelling over all the joints mostly small joints. You feel
morning stiffness which improves as the day progresses. It occurs in symmetry i.e. both the hands
will have same symptoms. Few people also experience difficulty in breathing due
to tightness of chest.
How can you differentiate between arthritis
and rheumatoid arthritis? If you have pain in knee joint and no other joint is
getting inflamed or red. If you feel like having a crepitus sound in your knee
joint and having difficulty in climbing stairs, also one joint is more affected
than other joint then it could be possibly osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis
involves large joints and possibly doesn’t occur in symmetry on the contrary
R.A starts with small joints and occurs in symmetry.
Treatment- So far no treatment is proved to
be successful in Rheumatoid Arthritis but physical therapy has added activeness
to such patients and slowed down the curve the of progression of disease.
Antarnaad is also serving such people and has given better results by reducing
the severity of disease and helping them to lead a quality life. If physical
therapy or exercises are not taken into routine by people with rheumatoid
arthritis it leads to severe disability in life. Exercises are the only way out
for such people to live a healthy life.
