Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis destroys the lining of the joints, causing pain and swelling in joints and leading to bone erosion and joint deformity. The inflammation causes damage to other parts of the body. It causes physical disabilities affecting other body parts, including the skin, lungs, kidneys, blood vessels, and liver. At the initial stage, it affects small joints. Later it widespread to the knees, ankles, elbows. The autoimmune system in which the immune system damages healthy tissue in joints causes rheumatoid disorder.

Symptoms

Symptoms vary depending on the intensity of the disease. It affects the whole body. Person experiences fever, pain in joints, swollen joints, less flexibility, morning stiffness in joints. Many times, a person experiences an alternate phases of pain. The period of increased disease activity is flaring, alternate with periods of relative remission in which the swelling and pain fade or disappear.

Areas that get affected

Unfortunately, Rheumatoid arthritis does not affect joints solely. As the disease progresses, it affects areas like the skin, eyes, heart, lungs, salivary glands, nerve tissues, blood vessels. Thus, it gives rise to many other complications and conditions.

Treatment

Modern Science has yet not discovered one single treatment specifically addressing Rheumatoid arthritis. Experts recommend nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids, medicines depending on the severity of the disease. They may recommend a visit to the therapist and suggest a practicing exercise. Neurotherapy works on the principle of application of pressure in a specific manner. It stimulates the area and improves the working of the immune system ensuring proper recovery within a short time.