Rheumatoid arthritis

Psoriasis is a noncontagious, chronic, inflammatory disorder. Patients with psoriasis inherit a genetic predisposition for the disease which can sit dormant in the body. After major stress to the body or immune system the disease can be triggered. Often choosing to manifest on the elbows, knees, and scalp. There are 7 different classification of psoriasis. Plaque Psoriasis which is the most common type is causes large red scaly, inflamed patches usually on the elbows, scalp, and the lumbar…

Diathermy is a medical treatment using the production of heat in a part of the body by high-frequency electric currents to stimulate the circulation, relieve pain, destroy unhealthy tissue or cause bleeding vessels to clot. Diathermy has positive effects for osteoarthritis due to the biological effects of the condition. Osteoarthritis is a degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone. This usually effects the hip, knee and thumb joints. Osteoarthritis is one of the most common…

diseases. Nutrition is playing a higher function in the cure of chronic illnesses such as gout and arthritis which are affecting a higher quantity of persons at present. Explanations of Joint discomfort Joint ache may be precipitated via injuries or is also experienced accordingly of an infectious disorder. Nevertheless essentially the most customary rationale of joint ache at present is arthritis. This is a situation that outcome from the infection of the joints accordingly of the wearing…

Lupus is an autoimmune inflammatory disease. It is a disease that the immune system attacks the healthy tissue and organs of your body. The people who have lupus it can attack the skin, joints, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart, and lungs. It is hard to diagnose the lupus because it can mimic other ailments. When people are talking about lupus they are talking about the systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE. This is the most common forms of lupus. With this type of lupus it can either be mild…

and is found in approximately 90% of cases. Other characteristic forms comprise erythrodermic psoriasis, guttate psoriasis, palmoplantar psoriasis, inverse psoriasis, and both localized and generalized pustular psoriasis. Psoriatic arthritis is a special type of arthritis associated with psoriatic skin lesions that involves peripheral and sacroiliac joints, the axial skeleton, entheses and nails. Two phenomena are described which are highly specific for psoriasis. A removal of scales leads to…

2. Most Likely Diagnosis (Guillain-Barré Syndrome) a. Expand upon your most likely diagnoses (#1 from your list above). i. Define the pathological condition, disease or syndrome. (Make sure you include a reference for your definition). “Guillain-Barré syndrome is a serious health problem that occurs when the body's defense (immune) system mistakenly attacks part of the nervous system. This leads to nerve inflammation that causes muscle weakness or paralysis and other symptoms.” (Walling…

I chose lupus for my autoimmune disease. “Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs.” (Mayo Clinic, 2015). Lupus can cause inflammation that can affect the joints, skin, kidneys, blood calls, brain heart and lungs. Symptoms for lupus are fatigue, fever, joint pain, butterfly-shaped rash on face, and shortness of breath and chest pain. People who have lupus may have symptoms for some time that will disappear and may…

Rebounding: One of the Greatest Investments of My Life A year ago I accidentally made an amazing discovery. Years ago, I had a debilitating cat bite injury while working as a vet assistant. One of the conditions the cat bite caused was lymphadenopathy, a painful auto-immune disorder. My desperation for relief often resulted in late night google searching. One night I stumbled upon rebounding on a trampoline as a means of flushing lymph nodes. Please keep in mind, per our blog integrity, that I…

advisable to see a doctor for proper diagnosing. A thorough examination can rule out more serious issues associated with joint pain such as cancer. Many people over the age of 50 are being diagnosed with arthritis or more specifically osteoarthritis which means inflammation of the joints. This type of arthritis is most common in older adults, and sometimes called degenerative joint disease. Osteoarthritis occurs most often in the fingers, hips, knees, and spine. However, almost any joint of the…

I chose the topic of lupus at the beginning of my science journal project. As I did more research I found the more specific autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus. The most research was on women who have systemic lupus erythematosus and how their loss of muscle function effects their daily lives. I found this topic interesting because I like to learn about women’s health and what types of effects different diseases have on their bodies. According to Andrew et al. (2015), muscle…