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There’s no denying that for many people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), pain is a part of life. This can be true even when joints aren’t flaring or there are no objective signs that the disease is worsening.
Yet how much pain people experience and how they view it is an individual thing. For some, thinking the worst becomes the default. The problem is that this can actually make your rheumatoid condition worse.
In a study presented in early June at the annual congress of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR), a forum to present the latest in advancements in rheumatology care, this extreme negative thinking was shown to impact a person’s course of the disease.
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Arthritis is a very common condition that causes joints to become inflamed and painful, and it can affect people of all ages. But there are some key symptoms that everyone should be looking out for.
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Affecting around 400,000 adults in the UK, symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis can progressively become worse - and quickly. However, two early indicators of the disease could lead to an early diagnosis and effective treatment. The disease causes inflammation when the immune system attacks the lining of the joints - otherwise known as the synovium. The Arthritis Foundation explained that the inflamed synovium becomes thicker.