Rheumatoid Arthritis – A Look At A Worldwide Problem
When you are young, it’s hard to imagine a day when opening a jar of peanut-butter or walking from the house to the car can result in excruciating pain. Rheumatoid arthritis, an inflammatory joint pain, can sneak up on us as we age, yet it can even affect children. While there’s no treatment, there are ways of managing the pain of arthritis and preventing further damage.
Signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may include: joint pain, joint swelling and joints that are tender to the touch. Whether you have red puffy hands, firm bumps of tissue beneath the skin on your arms, or morning stiffness that lasts at least thirty minutes, you may have some level of the disease. Often, sufferers feel tired, lose weight and sense changes in wrists, hands, ankles and feet at first. In later stages, the elbows, shoulders, knees, hips and the jaw and neck can also be affected. Signs and symptoms of pain may flare up and then alternate with periods of relative remission.
There is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis, although treatments range from medications that relieve pain, surgery to prevent immobility, lifestyle modification/exercise routines to reduce the amount of damage done and even alternative medicines to help sufferers live a relatively pain-free life. The big thing here is monitoring and detecting inflammation early enough to prevent disability.
The Arthritis Foundation can be a powerful tool to help sufferers with rheumatoid arthritis, who may believe that it is difficult for friends and family to understand what they are going through. Since chronic pain isn’t readily visible, it may be hard for others to comprehend why you just “can’t do” certain activities anymore. Having patience and understanding the disease is the most important thing you can do. Since there is no absolute cure, doctors are becoming more open to alternative medicine, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine for pain management. For instance, omega 6 plant oils (like GLA) can help with morning stiffness, while eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which is found in fish oil, can reduce pain and stiffness. Tai chi is a relaxing exercise that has been known to help reduce arthritis pain as well.
To learn more go to Arthritis Remedies and at Psoriatic Arthritis
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