There are many helpful exercises. Helpful exercises include squeezing small exercise balls or putting the hand out flat, palm up, and bending each finger one by one into the palm.
If you have Rheumatoid Arthritis it would be good for you to eat lots of fruits and vegetables, foods high in fiber and low in fat. You would also want to exercise everyday.
It should at worse do no harm. although exercise and movement is a very good way of relieving the pain involved in Rheumatoid arthritis. ad to this that joints that are already damaged get better support and it would seem like a good regime to add to a lifestyle.
Information regarding rheumatoid arthritis is available at a number of websites. Try http://www.arthritis.org/rheumatoid-arthritis.php.Also visit http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis/DS00020 and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001467/.
Yes
These are symptoms that are found in Rheumatoid arthritis. however to make an accurate diagnosis would take the expertise of a qualified health professional.
You can get arthritis in any joint, including the backbone, yes.
No. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease ankylosing spondilitis is not.
This would refer to the type of arthritis that tends to affect the same joints on both sides of the body at the same time, there is a symmetry to the way it flares and is generally Rheumatoid arthritis.
Cannabis is prescribed for the 'relief of pain' in some parts of the world. Its effectiveness over other medicinal herbs, or drugs, is highly debated. As a sufferer of arthritis myself, I find that an Ibuprofen and a 1000mg MSM (methlsuphonylmethane) tablet are more effective than any use of cannabis.
Without further information, probably the best ICD 9 code for seronegative arthritis would be 714.0, which is the code for rheumatoid arthritis.
this is not known. Medical authority's don't have a clue what causes arthritis or what would cause a flareup in the disease.
Most people diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis already have joint pains. Arthritis effects everyone in a different way so it isn't easy to say how much it'll progress or where it effects. Talking to your doctor would give you the most information as he or she can run tests.