Rheumatoid Arthritis is from the inflammation of tissue cell wrapping the joint and leading to the pain. This inflammation can damage the bones and cartilage by spread enzyme. The infected joint will transform from the normal position and cause pain and disability
Symptoms
General symptoms are inflammable joint and moving with difficulties. At first stage, patients might feel exhausted, hard to move, and painful. The symptom might happen both side of the body beginning from hands and feet then spread to elbows, shoulders, neck, knees, pelvis, and angles. Finally, the inflammable joint will be completely damage.
Other symptoms such as lacking of appetite, fever, exhausted, anemia. There might be a protrusion under skin in the area such as the back of elbow.
Causes
The obvious cause is till in discussion but it is mostly agree that it is from immune disorder. The immune will damage the cell tissue of the normal joint. Scientists found that the substance like virus might cause the symptom for the patients who have heredity with high risk.
Treatment
The early treatment at the first stage of Rheumatoid Arthritis is the most important. By decreasing painfulness, inflammation, stop damaging of the cell tissue; these could help patients to live well.
- Medicine
At present, there are some medicines for treatment effectively. They are accepted that the syptoms could stop with suitable medicine which is the main goal.
- Operation
This way is for the patient with serious joint damage and in great painfulness.
Furthermore, exercising, adequate relaxation, physical therapy, and preventing joint overuse can prolong the strength of the joint.