Rheumatoid arthritis is a major health issue



Rheumatoid arthritis is most common in women.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder. It affects approximately 1-2% of the population. Usually women are more prone to this chronic disease. This disease can affect more than just joints. In some people, the condition also can damage a wide variety of body systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels.

Symptoms:

Key symptoms are pain, stiffness, fatigue, and progressive joint destruction. Damaging effects of disease are on both physical activity and role functioning. It hits mental as well as physical health. Depression is most common mental disorder of RA affected patients.

Causes of Rheumatoid arthritis:

Exact cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not known. Doctors know that with this arthritis, a person's immune system attacks his or her own body tissues. Medical researchers are learning many things about why and how this happens. Some factors may cause rheumatoid arthritis that are mentioned below:

-Genes (passed from parent to child)

-Environment

-Hormones.

Gender-linked personality factors that have been linked with mental and physical health outcomes may worsen with RA patients. Many researches conclude that the effect of the disease on psychological distress decreased over the years.



Treatment:

Doctors can offer treatment of this disease in several ways. The goals of treatment are to:

-Take away pain

-Reduce swelling

-Slow down or stop joint damage

-Help people feel better

-Help people stay active.

Treatment can include patient education, self-management programs, and support groups.


It has been found that women affected by this disease exhibit more psychological symptoms rather than physical symptoms.






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