What is rheumatoid arthritis and does it have a treatment?
Rheumatoid arthritis is very different from degenerative arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is more common in women than in men and the entire joint gets destroyed. The disease starts between the age of 20 and 40 years and affects all parts of the body including many organs. It is not limited to one joint and is a polyarthropathy mainly involving the knee, the hip, finger joints and in a few years time the patient gets completely crippled. It is a serious problem. The treatment consists of correct diagnosis as the result of the treatment depends on how quickly it is recognised. If recognized in the early stages and the patient has only stiffness, then it is easy to treat the patient even medically. I have been advised knee surgery. I suffered a knee surgery four years back. The doctor says I need surgery if I want to go in for sports activity, please advise. I suppose what we are referring to is either a cartilage or damage to a ligament inside the knee. The cartilage is called the menisc
