Rheumatoid Arthritis Health Feed

What your rheumatologist is doing is right.
He is doing the tests to find out if your mother is developing any complications to the medicines.
Please follow his advice.

You can follow these measures: one keep a pillow right under the knee while sleeping, next is you can keep ice in the painful area for about 5--10 minutes, if pain still persists you can stretch your body by twisting the waist on both sides how we used to do in the school drill similarly you can try which will help you relax as well will reduce the pain. It looks like you are is important to check that. Anemia always leads to the symptoms of being tired and also having back / leg pain though the...more

Hi Bharati,

Kindly reach out to me via Lybrate consultations and we shall do a thorough assessment of all the painful joints. RA has various other factors to look upon and requires a proper screening before we can prescribe the exercises

Rheumatoid arthritis can not be cured. But yes homeopathy medicines has no side effects. Take mag phos 1m /6 times for 5 days. Then let me know.

Avoid alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking.
2. Maintain ideal body weight/bmi (body mass index)
3. Lifestyle changes: daily exercises (>30 minutes per day) or brisk walking or swimming; avoid prolonged sitting or standing (>30 minutes).
4. Food/diet should have following components:
•green vegetables e.g. Spinach, fenugreek leaves (methi), radish, etc
•coloured vegetables e.g. Tomato, carrot, capsicum (green/red), ladies-finger (bhindi)
•milk products e.g. Milk, butt...more

Get your blood reports done like anti ccp antibodies and ra test. Depending on that your medicine can be adjusted.

You can continue it now
it has many side effects a rheumatologist review to address the problem long term will be useful.

It is called as rheumatic arthritis. If your pain is more in the proximal joints, ie. In the upper limbs if the pain is present in the fingers/wrist and in the lower limbs it the pain is present in the toes/ ankle, then we shall definitely say it is rheumatic arthritis. Wear elbow brace and wrist brace which will make her to feel warm and that will make the joints become firm. Hot water fermentation will helpknee cap will also help to prevent the damaged cartilagesif your pain is more in the dis...more

To avoid inflammation ,avoid having high carbohydrate rich food,include fruits like cherries,berries,pineapple,vitamin c rich fruits,bell peppers in the diet.Omega 3 rich food like walnuts ,avocado,olive oil should be included in the diet.Avoid trans fat.About exercises all the joint should be moved in full range of motion everday.

No oil or any superficial application is beneficial in ra rather it can only give temporary relief. Better to apply ice in swollen joints.