These days a number of people complain about joint pain and this pain may make their life terrible, neither they are able to do any of their task easily neither they are able to sleep. However, when it comes to taking a look at the different issues with the joints we can never ignore the presence of rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis is one of a common joint issue that causes a serious damage to the entire body; the main point of identification of this kind of disease is the fact that when one side of your body is affected by way of the damage caused in your joints, the other side will also be affected. However, when it comes to dealing with this kind of disease knowing everything about it may help a lot, in this case the need to know about the signs and symptoms will help you identify the disease at an earlier stage and similarly to treat it on time.
How to Identify Rheumatoid Arthritis?[i]
No matter what kind of disease you are suffering from, the main thing is to identify so that timely treatment may be provided. Similarly, when it comes to rheumatoid arthritis signs and symptoms of this disease may include the following:
• Pain in joints is the first sign to identify this disease and another thing is the pain in both the sides, this means that if one arm of your body has pain the other would have the same intensity of the pain. Whereas, in case of other kinds of disease the pain will be on one side only, rheumatoid arthritis offers the biggest indication by causing damage on both the sides.
• Swelling is also one of a common symptom of rheumatoid arthritis; people who suffer from joint damage caused by this disease also develop swelling at that joint.
• In worst cases, the joints also stop working appropriately and the person is unable to move that part of their body which suffers from this disease in the worst case, it happens only if the disease is not identified at an early stage.
• Joints even become stiff when a person gets rheumatoid arthritis, movement becomes difficult or the feeling of pain occurs when a person moves that part of their body.
How is Rheumatoid Arthritis Caused?[ii]
A very essential question every individual might have in mind is the cause of rheumatoid arthritis, every disease has a reason and cause and therefore when it comes to knowing about the causes of this disease one may get eager. However, the main cause here is the immune system of our body, when the immune system of our body ends up attacking the tissues of our body we may face rheumatoid arthritis.
This attack on the part of the immune system is the cause of damage caused to our body tissues and these tissues when get damaged cause pain and swelling in the body and sometimes when unidentified it may lead to lack of functioning in the body.
How to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis?[iii]
When a person suffers from any kind of disease the first thing that clicks the mind is the treatment of that disease, similarly when it comes to suffering from rheumatoid arthritis as well all we need to do is to look into the matter of treating rheumatoid arthritis.
There are numerous ways through which the rheumatoid arthritis may be treated however the most common ones may include the following:
- Medications
Treating rheumatoid arthritis through medications is one of the fastest ways to treat it; medications of different kinds are available for different purposes which may include the following:
• Medications that help slowing down your immune system might be prescribed by doctors so that the development of rheumatoid arthritis may get reduced and so as the pain and swelling.
• Many doctors prescribe such medications which do not block your immune system and rather treat the inflammation that has been caused by rheumatoid arthritis; these medications are more effective as compared to the medicines which block the immune system.
• When you body doesn’t respond to the above two kinds of medications the doctors may prescribe medications which may help pausing the response of the immune system for a particular point in your body and hence the pain and swelling may reduce followed by the inflammation caused.
- Healthy Lifestyle
Healthy lifestyle is also one of common treatment against rheumatoid arthritis, healthy lifestyle works mostly in many cases when it comes to treating the diseases. When we say a healthy lifestyle it includes consuming healthy food and incorporating exercise in your daily routine. When a person incorporates the intake of fruits and vegetables the immune system gets stronger and the chances to attack the body tissues reduce and so as the risk of rheumatoid arthritis reduces. On the other hand, when it comes to exercise it helps keeping the joints of the body in function and therefore the risk of rheumatoid arthritis reduces.
- Home Remedies
Many people have benefited from numerous home remedies as well when it comes to dealing with rheumatoid arthritis, a few such home remedies may include the following:
• Rest is the key to deal with this kind of disease that impacts the joints, every single part of our body needs rest and when it makes us suffer from the disease like rheumatoid arthritis, we need to take as much rest as possible because it will help us relax the painful muscles.
• A number of people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis also make the use of hot and cold packs, these packs may be used to reduce inflammation and relax muscles, these packs must be used alternatively to keep the muscles and joints in our body.
• There are numerous devices which are basically the medical aid that are prescribed by doctors to patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. These aids may include different braces, handrails and crutches which help keeping the joints intact and act as a balance to them to keep them moving appropriately.
Treating rheumatoid arthritis is no longer
a big deal if a person flows in the right direction and takes relevant
precautions however another important thing is to identify and know that this
disease exists at an earlier stage.
[i] https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353648
[ii] https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353648
[iii] https://www.healthline.com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis#treatment
