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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune, cause characterized by inflammation of mainly chronic joints, progressive destruction that occurs with varying degrees of deformity and disability. Sometimes their behavior is extra articular can affect various organ systems, such as eyes , lungs and pleura , heart and pericardium , skin or blood vessels . Although the disorder is of unknown, autoimmunity plays a role in it is a chronic disease and how the disease progresses (Rothschild, 2010, 14-98)

Approximately 1% of the world population is affected by rheumatoid arthritis, where women are three times more prone to the disease than men. The onset usually occurs between 40 and 50 years old, but can occur at any age. Rheumatoid arthritis can be a very painful and disabling.

It is a fact that few of the people have the disease for short term period. Other people have times when symptoms worsen (flares) and periods when they get better (remissions). In several cases, the disease may last for many years or even for the life time. Such form of the disease can actually cause severe damages to joints (McMahon, 2011, 546-551).

Epidemiology of Rheumatic Diseases

The Inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system (rheumatic diseases, RE) is one of the most common causes of pain in the modern population. Pain is the first and most important symptom of rheumatic diseases, defining the main suffering of patients, reducing their quality of life and social activity. Therefore, pain relief is a priority and one of the main criteria of efficiency of complex antirheumatic therapy.

The prevalence of RP is very high. According to the Health Ministry, in Russia there are about 15 million people suffering from this disease. An analysis of the WHO, in the developed countries shows that chronic RP ranks second (after cardiovascular diseases) among the causes of disability. Chronic autoimmune RH (the most frequent of which are rheumatoid arthritis - RA, ankylosing spondylitis - ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and AS), affects about 1% of the population. Not less than 0.5% of people in the world suffer from gout - and the number of them, unfortunately, is growing rapidly. However, the greatest number of rheumatic patients is elderly people who suffer with osteoarthritis (OA). Radiographic signs of the disease are detected in 60-80% of people over 65, but symptomatic forms (ie the availability of the appropriate clinic allows you to set the diagnosis), is much smaller (Lahiri, 2012, 499-512). However, one in ten of the world is experiencing pain and dysfunction of the joints associated with the development of osteoarthritis.

How is psoriatic arthritis treated?

There are currently no treatment causes of psoriatic arthritis. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, it is necessary to establish an individual treatment plan. Support measures, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy are very important. Surgery may also be beneficial between. Appropriate medication can slow the progression of the disease and relieve pain. Earlier treatment is started and inflammatory processes are inhibited, the greater the chance of ...