Arthritis Flashcards
What are the most common forms of arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis (more than rheumatoid)
What are the main problems in arthritis?
Decrease in joint mobility
Joint pain
Arthritis occurs mostly in younger adults. True or false
False. Occurs mostly in older adults
Most common joints in rheumatoid arthritis
Wrist, fingers, knees, feet, cervical spine
Disease type for rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic: affects whole body (fever, pallor, inflammation in tear and salivary glands)
What is a medication that can reduce joint inflammation and pain?
Immunosuppressive drugs
Cause of rheumatoid arthritis
Autoimmune disease
Osteoarthritis has the same incidence in men and women. True or false
True
What is the disease type for osteoarthritis?
Peripheral (local effect)
Cause of osteoarthritis
Genetic, excess weight, joint trauma, overuse syndrome
Can glucosamine improve pain and physical function better than the fake pill?
No, it MAY reduce pain and improve physical function
What is glucosamine?
It is a building block for cartilage
What are the benefits of exercise/movement?
- Reduces pain, prevents further damage to joints
- Mechanical pressure on cartilage can squeeze out wastes and bring nutrients in
- Exercise maintains healthy weight so less strain on joints
- Exercise will strengthen the muscle around the joint and will reduce pain
What are the disadvantages of lack of movement?
- Cartilage will starve and crumble away
- tendons ans ligaments will stiffen up, shrink and weaken
Treatment centres
The arthritis society
Perform centre
