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Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is often difficult to diagnose and treat. A team of specialists usually deal with patients with this condition. This is called the multi-disciplinary approach.

13 Mar 2013

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Types

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is basically an autoimmune disease. This means that the body’s immune system fails to recognize the body’s own tissues and thinking them foreign or infections or tumors, attacks them.

13 Mar 2013

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms

Arthritis is a disease affecting the elderly and the middle aged. However, children and adolescents can also be affected by arthritis in some specific conditions. Juvenile arthritis includes several types of arthritis including spondyloarthropathies and reactive arthritis that affect the children and adolescents.

13 Mar 2013

Total Knee Replacement and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Chronic arthritis, injuries or severe infections can lead to painful stiff knees that can prevent daily functional movements and activities. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commonly affects mobility by affecting the knee joints. When all other medications and therapies fail that patient may consider a Total Knee Replacement or TKR.

13 Mar 2013

Yoga and Tai chi in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Yoga is an ancient exercise form that can incorporate several elements of exercise that may be beneficial for rheumatoid arthritis. These exercises can improve strength and flexibility of the joints as well. There have been a few studies that examine the benefit of yoga in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

13 Mar 2013

Disease-Modifying AntiRheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease that can affect up to 1% of the adult population. There is wide spread inflammation and sometimes severe crippling joint damage.

13 Mar 2013

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gout

Gout is essentially a rheumatic disease that results from deposition of uric acid crystals (monosodium urate) within tissues, fluids and joints of the body.

12 Mar 2013

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pregnancy

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an immunological disease affecting numerous systems. A rheumatoid arthritis patient getting pregnant may have a serious impact on the pregnancy as well as on the disease process.

12 Mar 2013

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gum Disease

Gum disease or periodontitis is a common oral disease and causes damage to supporting tissues of the teeth. There may be initial gingivitis or inflammation and infection of the gums that leads to inflammation of the marginal periodontium and finally periodontitis.

12 Mar 2013

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Depression

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with severe and progressive disability. Over time most of the patients are severely crippled. This in turn has a severe impact on the quality of life and mental health of the patient.

12 Mar 2013

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Feet

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease that may affect multiple joints leading to inflammation, pain, stiffness and swelling.

12 Mar 2013

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Acupuncture

There have been conflicting reports on the extent of benefit that can be provided by acupuncture in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

12 Mar 2013

Hip Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) may affect the hip joints. In this condition there may be severe inflammation of the hip joint resulting from systemic illness. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that affects the immune system and affects multiple joints on both sides of the body at the same time.

11 Mar 2013

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Usually arthritis is a disease affecting the elderly and the middle aged. Juvenile arthritis includes several types of arthritis including spondyloarthropathies and reactive arthritis that affects children and adolescents.

11 Mar 2013

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Exercise

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) involves more than one joint and is a systemic illness affecting the immune system. Studies have shown that regular exercise and physical activity can prolong and make lives healthier and happier among persons with RA.

11 Mar 2013

Rheumatoid Arthritis Nodules

Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) may develop nodules at several parts of their bodies. These are called rheumatoid nodules. The condition may be termed as rheumatoid nodulosis.

11 Mar 2013

Knee Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic disease of the immune system. It affects multiple joints in the upper and well as the lower limbs. Knees are one of the common joints affected by RA. RA can occur at any age and can affect both knees.

11 Mar 2013

Promoting Sounder Sleep in Older Adults

Sleep is vital for overall health. Poor sleep can cause daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and mood deterioration and has implications for poor health outcomes. Getting six or fewer hours each night may also provoke increased appetite leading to risk of weight gain and, in the longer term, the risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular conditions.

5 Mar 2013

Types of Sleep Disorders

Sleep plays an essential part in maintaining health. There are several disorders and disturbances that affect the duration and depth of sleep. In adequate sleep or over sleep can cause numerous behavioral and cognitive problems.

5 Mar 2013

What is Sleep?

Sleep is a physiological behavior that is common in all animal species. It forms around one third of a human life. It is not known clearly the exact functions of sleep but it seems to be essential for survival as prolonged sleep deprivation leads to severe physical impairment followed by cognitive loss and eventually death.

5 Mar 2013