What is Rheumatoid Arthritis
Fast Facts
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common type of autoimmune arthritis. RA causes pain and swelling in the wrist and small joints of the hand and feet but can also impact the shoulders and knees.
- Treatments for RA can minimize joint pain and swelling and prevent joint damage and deformities Early treatment will give better long-term results and reduce need for joint replacement.
- Regular low-impact exercises, such as walking, and exercises can increase muscle strength. This will improve your overall health and lower pressure on your joints.
- It is important to get the help of a Homeopath who treats arthritis and autoimmune disease. There are diseases that can be mistaken for RA.
At SANJIVA how you will find a treatment plan i.e, Best for your diseases
People have long feared rheumatoid arthritis (commonly called RA) as one of the most disabling types of arthritis. The good news is that the outlook has greatly improved for many people with newly diagnosed RA. Of course, RA remains a serious disease, and one that can vary widely in symptoms and outcomes. Even so, treatment advances have made it possible to stop or at least slows down the progression of joint damage. We at SANJIVA Homeopath now have many new treatments that target the inflammation, They also understand better when and how to use treatments to get the best results.
What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
RA is the most common form of autoimmune arthritis. The disease most often begins between the ages of 30 and 50. However, RA can start at any age.
RA is a chronic disease that causes joint pain, stiffness, swelling and decreased movement of the joints. Small joints in the hands and feet are most commonly affected. The joint stiffness in active RA is often the worst in the morning. It may last one to two hours (or even the whole day). It generally improves with movement of the joints. Stiffness for a long time in the morning is a clue that you may have RA, as this is not common in other conditions. For instance, osteoarthritis most often does not cause prolonged morning stiffness.
Other signs and symptoms that can occur in RA include:
- Loss of energy
- Low grade fevers
- Loss of appetite
- Firm lumps, called rheumatoid nodules, which grow beneath the skin in places such as the elbow and hands
What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis?
RA is an autoimmune disease. Your immune system is supposed to attack foreigners in your body, like bacteria and viruses, by creating inflammation. In an autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakenly sends inflammation to your own healthy tissue. The immune system creates a lot of inflammation that is sent to your joints causing joint pain and swelling. If the inflammation remains present for a long period of time, it can cause damage to the joint.
How to Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
RA is diagnosed by examining blood test results, examining the joints and organs, and reviewing x-ray or ultrasound images. There is no single test to diagnose RA. Blood tests are run to look for antibodies in the blood that can be seen in RA. Antibodies are small proteins in the bloodstream that help fight against foreign substances called antigens. Sometimes these antibodies are found in people without RA. This is called a false positive result. Blood tests are also run to look for high levels of inflammation. The symptoms of RA can be very mild making the diagnosis more difficult. Some viral infections can cause symptoms that can be mistaken for RA. physician with the skill and knowledge to reach a correct diagnosis of RA and to recommend a treatment plan.
Abnormal blood tests commonly seen in RA include:
- Anemia (a low red blood cell count)
- Rheumatoid factor (an antibody, or blood protein, found in about 80% of patients with RA in time, but in as few as 30% at the start of arthritis)
- Antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (pieces of proteins), or anti-CCP for short (found in 60 - 70% of patients with RA)
- Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (a blood test that, in most patients with RA, confirms the amount of inflammation in the joints)
- X-rays can help in detecting RA but may be normal in early arthritis. Even if normal, initial X-rays may be useful later to show if the disease is progressing. MRI and ultrasound scanning can be done to help confirm or judge the severity of RA.
RA is a chronic arthritis. Generally, the symptoms will need to be present for more than three months to consider this diagnosis. However, there are patients who are diagnosed sooner.
There is evidence that autoimmune conditions run in families. For instance, certain genes that you are born with may make you more likely to get RA. Smoking is also a known risk factor for causing RA.
How Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated?
Therapy for RA has improved greatly in the past 30 years. SANJIVA Homeopathy give most patients good or excellent relief of symptoms and let them keep functioning at, or near, normal levels. With the right SANJIVA protocol , many patients can have no signs of active disease.
There is cure for RA. The goal of treatment is to improve your joint pain and swelling and to improve your ability to perform day-to-day activities. Starting medication as soon as possible helps prevent your joints from having lasting or possibly permanent damage.
RA patients should begin their treatment with SANJIVA they have a protocol which can heal them .These remedies not only relieve symptoms but also slows down the progression of the joint damage
SANJIVA Protocol in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
RA is a complex disease, but many advances in treatment have occurred recently. Rheumatologists are doctors who are experts in diagnosing and treating arthritis and other diseases of the joints, muscles and bones. Thus, they are best qualified to make a proper diagnosis of RA. They can also advise patients about the best treatment options.
