Rheumatology

Condition Definition Key Characteristics Helpful Nutrients/ Nutritional applications Beneficial Foods/Diets Lifestyle Changes References Notes Rheumatoid arthritis Chronic inflammation of the joints is called rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and it is an autoimmune disease. People with RA may go through phases lasting years sometimes where they have no symptoms at all. Joint Pain, Swelling and/or inflammation of joints and organs, Stiffness and redness at the joints Pain in hands, feet and…

Community Health Resource Paper: Chronicity in the Context of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Chronic Urinary Incontinence Chronic illness is defined as “the irreversible presence, accumulation, or latency of diseased states that involve the total human environment for supportive care and self-care, maintenance of function, and prevention of further disability” (Curtin & Lubkin, 1995, p. 6). Though the specifics of this definition can be contentious, for the purposes of this paper, any disease which…

At the age of two, my parents were woken up one night to the sound of crying and screaming. As they walked into my room they saw my knee was swollen five times its normal size. I was rushed to the hospital and later diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis in my knees and ankles. Growing up kids would always want to play tag or have little races. I could not always keep up with my friends’ antics. Every three, six, or nine months either of my knees or ankles would swell up. I would have an…

SUBJECTIVE Mr. Keith is a 45-year-old inmate from Stillwater who was referred by Dr. Quiram for evaluation of fibromyalgia. Mr. Keith has a long history of multiple medical problems, including hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and degenerative disk disease. His history dates back he says to age 12, when he first received the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. This was apparently in the early 90s, by 1998 he had developed diabetes mellitus and by the year 2000 he…

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is an autoimmune disease, where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. To fight diseases our bodies produce antibodies, but in an SLE patient’s case, their body will produce what’s called ‘autoantibodies’. This means their immune system cannot tell the difference between foreign invaders and healthy cells. These autoantibodies cause the symptoms of the disease. Lupus can affect the skin, joints,…

Identification/Classification of Ankylosing Spondylitis The disease is a chronic, inflammatory, and systematic illness. The disease is classified with seronegative spondyloarthritic infections. It is best identified with the inflammatory-back-pain especially on the spine and the sacroiliac joints of the body. It can also affect some of the peripheral tendons and joints and there can be articular manifestations as well. Mostly, it is found in young adults with great genetic features (Khan, 2009).…

Home » Health » Diseases and Conditions Bursitis - An Unimaginable Joint Pain By Kevin Pederson Aug 17, 2007 It could be one of the worst pains you ever feel in your entire life. Many have to face this pain in an early stage of their lives due to excessive stress put on the joints. The inflammation of bursa is known as bursitis. In our body we have over 150 bursa sacs. These fluid-filled sacs keep the joints lubricated and cushioned between bones and the tendons and muscles near the joints. It…

Osteoarthritis Primary OA of the elbow is a relatively rare condition that comprises only 1% to 2% of patients with elbow arthritis.8 Primary OA of the elbow is a disease that is almost exclusive to males, and has a strong association with strenuous use of the arm in activities ranging from weight lifting to operating heavy machinery. In 1936, Rostock9 reported a nearly 33% incidence of primary OA in a large population of coal miners. Similarly, Stanley10 and Sakakibara and coworkers11 also…

Rheumatoid arthritis is defined as, “a chronic systemic disease marked by inflammation of multiple synovial joints.” The inflammation within the articulations causes the synovial fluid inside the joints to harden making range of motion decrease significantly. Over time, if left unmonitored, the cartilage between the joints breaks down, causing permanent joint damage and deformity. There are an estimated 2 million people in the United States afflicted by rheumatoid arthritis with…

In the human body, a number of joints can be plagued by joint anguish and contradictory to the original fallacy, joint soreness can influence a man or woman of any age workforce. Actually, joint pains are afflicting an growing number of younger individuals at the present time and the causes of physique joint agony are numerous. Essentially the most long-established factors of physique joint affliction comprise injury to the ligaments, bursae or the tendons of the concerned joint. Injury not…