They could be signs that you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fibromyalgia, two health problems that sometimes happen together. If you have one of them, you are more likely to have the other. Only about 2% of adult Americans have fibromyalgia. But it's more common among people who have ...
SYMPTOMSANXIETYAUTOIMMUNE diseasesVISUAL analog scaleFIBROMYALGIARheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that affects synovial attachments and negatively affects many organs and tissues. Non-inflammatory soft tissue rheumatism of the disorder and the disease. Pain is the most...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissue. Symptoms include pain, swelling, and stiffness of the joints. When untreated, joint damage and deformities can eventually lead to difficulty moving the hands, wrists, knees, and/or ...
Although rheumatoid arthritis can have many different symptoms, joints are always affected. Rheumatoid arthritis almost always affects the joints of the hands (such as the knuckle joints), wrists, elbows, knees, ankles, and/or feet. The larger joints, such as the shoulders, hips, and jaw, may...
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting joints and more. Reviewed by a board-certified rheumatologist.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the DAS28 (Disease Activity Score including a 28-joint count) values of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fibromyalgia (FM) patients, and to establish whether high pain levels and impaired mood influence DAS28 values. METHODS: DAS28 values were calculated in 62 consecutive pati...
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that generally affects the joints of the hands and the feet. Understand this bad form of arthritis, the definition, and cause of rheumatoid arthritis, and examine the clinical signs, symptoms, diagnostics, and treatment of this autoimmune disease. ...
Lyme disease and fibromyalgia can also result in pain in soft tissues and joints. Parvovirus is another with joint soreness and swelling that can be mistaken for RA; a blood test can confirm if you have parvovirus. Symptoms Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms ...
To compare the 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) and its components in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with and without concomitant fibromyalgia (FM), and to investigate the use of biological treatment in the two groups. Qu... PR Lage-Hansen,S Chrysidis,M Lage-Hansen,... -...
Osteoarthritis vs. rheumatoid arthritis in the hands Both OA and RA can cause hand symptoms, but they're different. RA in the hands is common and it's usually in both hands. It most often affects the wrists and the knuckles. In RA, swollen joints might make your fingers look like sausag...