Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment / How to treat rheumatoid arthritis / New medicines for rheumatoid arthritis / Rheumatoid arthritis physiotherapy
0:00 Introduction
0:11 What is Rheumatoid Arthritis
0:39 Why to treat rheumatoid arthritis
1:30 Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment options
2:03 NSAIDs for Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment
2:40 Steroids for Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment
3:43 DMARDs for Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment
4:48 Rheumatoid Arthritis surgery
5:51 Rheumatoid Arthritis physiotherapy
6:30 New treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis
7:52 Vagus nerve stimulation for Rheumatoid Arthritis
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis, is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, which means that your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake. This leads to inflammation or painful swelling in the affected parts of the body.
RA attacks many joints at once. Like the joints in the hands, wrists, and knees.
Why is it important to manage rheumatoid arthritis?
As we all know that in rheumatoid arthritis there is swelling in the joints. Now if you don’t treat it then the inflammation will keep on increasing and cause joint deformity.
Also rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive disease, which means the symptoms typically get worse. This can lower your quality of life. So it is important to manage rheumatoid arthritis.
If rheumatoid arthritis is left untreated, it can cause severe damage to the joints and some serious complications in the major organs.
What are the treatment options available now a day?
Medications available for the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis include Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Steroids, disease modifying antirheumatic drugs or DMARDs.
Surgical options for Rheumatoid arthritis
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There are multiple options like-
Synovectomy
This Surgery is performed to remove the inflamed lining of the joint which is called synovium. It can help reduce pain and improve the joint’s flexibility.
Tendon repair
Inflammation and joint damage may cause tendons around your joint to loosen or rupture. This can be repaired and the function of the joint can be restored
Joint fusion
When a joint replacement isn’t an option then Surgical fusion of the joint may be recommended to stabilize or realign the joint and to relief pain.
Total joint replacement
During joint replacement surgery, your surgeon removes the damaged parts of your joint and inserts a prosthesis made of metal and plastic.
Physical or occupational therapy is advised to help keep your joints flexible.
Smoking cessation is recommended.
Maintaining a healthy weight is also equally important.
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