0 a disease that causes stiffness, swelling, and pain in the joints (= places where two bones are connected) of the body
Compared to patients with depression, rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease, the study participants were markedly impaired in both the physical and psychological domains.
They then begin to inflame the body's own cells, causing diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
Overall long-term impact of total hip and knee joint replacement surgery on patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
All the evidence points to the need for early aggressive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis to ensure a good outcome.
Alternatively, chronic illness may result in considerable pain, as in the case of rheumatoid arthritis or severe breathlessness, as in the case of respiratory illness.
The list of disorders which can mimic rheumatic polyarthritis is very long and includes most prominently juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, post viral arthritis, and systemic lupus.
Evening primrose oil in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and side-effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
In rheumatoid arthritis the disorder appears to be subclinical and is probably isolated from other peripheral or central nervous system damage.
