Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect more than just your joints, said Dr. David Greene Arizona, founder, and CEO of R3 Stem Cell. In some people, the condition can damage a wide variety of body systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart, and blood vessels. It is an autoimmune disorder, rheumatoid arthritis occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body's tissues. RA affects the lining of joints, causing a painful swelling that can eventually result in bone erosion and joint deformity.
Symptoms:
- ender, warm, swollen joints
- Joint stiffness that is usually worse in the mornings and after inactivity
- Fatigue, fever, and loss of appetite
Early rheumatoid arthritis tends to affect your smaller joints first — particularly the joints that attach your fingers to your hands and your toes to your feet. According to David Greene Orthopedic, as the disease develops, symptoms often spread to the wrists, knees, ankles, elbows, hips, and shoulders. In most cases, symptoms occur in the same joints on both sides of your body.
Causes:
Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when your immune system attacks the synovium — the lining of the membranes that surround your joints said, Dr. David Greene. The resulting inflammation thickens the synovium, which can eventually destroy the cartilage and bone within the joint. The tendons and ligaments that hold the joint together weaken and stretch. Gradually, the joint loses its shape and alignment.
Doctors don't know what starts this process, although a genetic component appears likely. While your genes don't actually cause rheumatoid arthritis, they can make you more susceptible to environmental factors — such as infection with certain viruses and bacteria — that may trigger the disease.
Treatment:
There are no. of over the counter medicines, remedies, and treatments available, claim to cure but most of them are only helpful for pain management. Stem Cell Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis works exceptionally well. Regenerative therapies are great at modulating one's immune system and decreasing the body's "mistake" of fighting itself. The experience of R3 Stem Cell with therapy for RA has shown the procedures to be safe and effective. Patients achieve long term relief the vast majority of the time.
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