Rheumatoid Arthritis: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment.
By: James S.
Submitted: 2010-01-03 10:33:16 | Word Count: 497
Rheumatoid arthritis is a disorder that affects a lot of organs and tissues. But it majorly causes problem for the joints and results in inflammatory synovitis .further it may also destruct the articular cartilage. The rheumatoid arthritis could also cause inflammations to various parts such as sclera, pleura, lungs and pericardium. Till today the reason behind this problem has not been discovered. According to a study almost 1 of the population gets affected by this problem and the increase in the women being affected is almost 3 times more than men. You will find people suffering with this problem at the age of 40 to 50.
It is a very painful problem, you lose your mobility because of his problem. This problem can be diagnosed only if a few blood test and x ray is taken to confirm that you are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
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The cause of this particular problem has not been discovered till today but there are a lot of suspections about bacteria, virus and fungi being the major reason for this problem but none of these suspicions have been proved right. Doctors also say that the reason for rheumatoid arthritis could also be genetic.
If your parents have it then you also make a chance to go through this problem. In case the immune system is not directed properly than there are chances of the tissues being triggered?
What are the symptoms?
There are a lot of symptoms it various from different parts of the body:
Joints your joints have the chances of getting swollen, you will start the stiffness and it might also be painful while moving around. You might find more pain early in the morning or after a particular time when you haven’t moved.
Skin you will find a lot of difference in your skin and sometimes you find purple coloration where the problem has occurred.
What is the treatment for this problem?
When the reason for the problem has not discovered than how will a treatment be judged only when we get to know what exactly the problem is then we can take up a few steps to solve this problem. Nowadays you find treatments which bring down the symptoms of this problem on the other hand it does not let the problem to grow to far too it is better to treat yourself but prevention is better than cure any day.
The major goal of the treatment is that it avoids further joint destruction and if the disease is not checked at the right time then there are lots of chances for the person to become handicapped also. A person who is above the age of 40 cannot afford to take so much pain. When old age comes it becomes very difficult to take care of your body. There is also a therapy called cortisone therapy but then this therapy has not given long term results, the problem is cured for some time but there are chances of it to occur again.
