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A Few Common Rheumatoid Arthritis
Symptoms
Also known as Still’s disease when it attacks children,
rheumatoid arthritis is a condition causing inflammation of
joints as well as associated swelling, pain and stiffness. A
person with such a disease is at risk of the body’s own immune
system attacking its joint tissues and breaking down collagen,
cartilage and even the bone or other organs. It is different
for different people and will also fluctuate over time, and
symptoms may improve only to return once again.
Joint Stiffness
Joint stiffness is the most common rheumatoid arthritis symptom
which occurs in the morning, and in most instances, affects the
hands or feet. To suspect a condition as being rheumatoid
arthritis, there should be stiffness that prolongs for an hour
or more, or there may be swelling as well as pain lasting for
over six weeks. Also, discomfort of the joints is known to
occur in both the hands or feet, and not just one.
In its early stages, rheumatoid arthritis symptoms may include
fever, disproportionate amount of tiredness as well as
pea-sized lumps known as “nodules” that the patient can feel
under his or her skin. There are other rheumatoid arthritis
symptoms such as anemia, loss of appetite, as well as
accumulating fluids in the ankle or to the rear of the knee.
The symptoms in children are shaking chills as well as pink
rashes that follow the characteristic pain as well as swelling
in the joints.
A person will know when he or she has rheumatoid arthritis when
symptoms and signs such as gradual fatigue, morning stiffness
as well as widespread muscle aches and weakness begin to
appear, which eventually translate into joint pain. It is not
wise to ignore these early rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and
signs since its treatment usually means a lifetime of taking
medications, physical therapy, exercise, education as well as
even surgery. The earlier the condition is diagnosed through
timely action being taken when rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
appear, the better the chances for delaying joint
destruction.
Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms such as limited range of movement
will cause the patient to have a reduction in the normal
distance as well as direction through which their joints are
able to move. It may cause motion to be limited by a mechanical
problem within the joint or by swelling of tissues around the
joint or by stiffness of muscles or simply through pain. These
and other rheumatoid arthritis symptoms such as deformities of
hand and feet, skin redness or inflammation, paleness, swollen
glands and numbness or tingling should be cause of worry that
requires timely and appropriate diagnosis.
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