The Threat Of Rheumatoid Arthritis- Learn What It Really Is

Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) is an autoimmune disease which primarily affects the joints. It results from the immune system attacking the body’s own tissues, mistaking the healthy cells for an infection. It is different from Osteoarthritis, which is mainly a degenerative disease affecting the cartilage of the joints. Although both affect the skeletal system, RA can also affect other parts like the eyes, mouth and lungs. Unlike Osteoarthritis, RA can strike you at any age.

What are its causes?

The joints in our body are surrounded by a membrane called synovium. RA occurs when the immune system attacks the synovium, resulting in inflammation. This inflammation can destroy the cartilage and bone matter within the joints.

What are its symptoms?

Symptoms of this disease may vary from person to person based on age, activity, other medications or health conditions. It begins with minor symptoms that may come and go. Bouts of disease activity are called flare-ups.

1.Swelling of joints: In the initial stages, smaller joints in the wrists and fingers swell and become tender.

2. Non-joint structures : Rheumatoid Arthritis may also affect the areas like the skin, eyes, lungs, heart, kidneys, salivary glands, nerve tissues, bone marrow and blood vessels.

3.Fatigue: It is also a common symptom in this disease. The level of fatigue may vary from week to week or day to day. Fatigue is sometimes accompanied by a general feeling of ill health or even depression.

4.Joint stiffness: Joint stiffness leads to decreased range of motion of the affected joint. The stiffness is often accompanied by joint pain and swelling. Stiffness of the joints is usually most severe in the mornings.

5.Redness of joints: The redness occurs over joints when they are inflamed. The redness in the skin over an inflamed joint from Rheumatoid Arthritis occurs because the capillaries of that skin are widened by the adjacent inflammation.

6. Joint warmth: The active inflammation causes the joint to feel warm. The intensity of the warmth is an indication of the level of disease activity.

7. Limping: Limping occurs when RA affects knees, hips, ankles, feet. Pain, decreased range of motion and swelling of the joints make the person to limp.

8. Both sides get affected: Joints on both sides of the body get affected by RA. It specifically involves the shorter joints like wrist and finger joints. Hip, shoulder and other joints are also gradually affected.

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a dreadful affliction which can disrupt daily life to such an extent that many people may feel disheartened and hopeless. As such, depression is not uncommon among people with RA. However, people can take simple steps to gain control over the disease and get back to a degree of normalcy. Taking a healthy diet full of fruits and vegetables along with light aerobic exercise can greatly improve the quality of life, in spite of the pain and suffering caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis.

 

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