Patient Education in acute stage of Rheumatoid Arthritis

1. Monitor the activities and stop when discomfort or fatigue begins to develop.
2. Use frequent but short episodes of exercise
3. Decrease level of activity or omit provoking activities if joint pain develops and persist for more than 1 hour.
4. Balance work and rest to avoid muscular and total body fatigue.
5. Increase rest during flare of the disease.
6. Avoid Deforming positions
Properly supported positioning of the involved joints and correct bed postures are important
The use of firm mattress minimizes the effect of mal-positioning thereby preserves the integrity of the joints.
7. Avoid prolong static positioning; change positions during the day every 20-30 mins.
8. Use appropriate adaptive devices