Not everyone gets rheumatoid arthritis. But if you are a woman between the age of forty and sixty, you feel depressed, lose their appetite and regular tender, painful and swollen joints worse by movement, you need to visit your doctor as these are clear signs of rheumatoid arthritis.
Other areas of the body affected by the disease are the spine, shoulder, ankle and hip. This type of arthritis occurs two to three times more often in women.
Although the central cause of the disease is unknown, occurs when the body of the protection of machinery loses its ability to tell relatives among the tissues in the joints and tissues unknown. This leads to the breaking of bones in joints causing symptoms typical of rheumatoid arthritis are pain, swelling and stiffness of small joints of the hands and feet. The number of affected joints depends on the severity of the disease and individual differences. Due to the stiffness in the joints, patients find it very hard to do, while the buttons to get dressed and even to hold spoons while eating. (more…)
