Treatment advice for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Anti inflammatory herbs and creams
- Pain relief
- Exposure to sunlight
- Mucilaginous herbs
- Poultices
What can I do to prevent Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)?
- Healthy diet
- Exercise
- Self care plan
What treatments are available for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)?
- NSAIDs (non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)
- Steroids
- Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
- Biological treatments (newest form of DMARDs)
- Surgery
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Advice for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
What causes Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)?
RA is a chronic inflammatory disorder that mainly attacks the joints of the hands wrist and feet. RA can also attack other parts of the body.
RA is an autoimmune disease, this is when the immune system mistakenly attacks your own body.
What actually causes this autoimmune response is unknown, however if you’re a women, you smoke or there is a history of RA in your family you may face a increased chance of suffering from RA.
What are the symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)?
Morning stiffness with pain easing through out the day.
- Pain in joints
- Stiffness in joints
- Swelling, soreness and redness in affected joints
- Obesity
- High temperature
- Lack of energy
- Lack of appetite
How is Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) diagnosed?
- Blood test
- Image testing (x-rays MRI scan)
- Physical assessments
