| Doctors have found that RA of the hands is not the | | | | (medial) aspect of the knee. |
| only cause of worry for patients. Walking can be | | | | People who are into rigorous sports training and |
| really painful to many of them if they are affected | | | | activities, especially those playing football, tend to |
| by RA of the knees. Researches have not been able | | | | develop rheumatoid arthritis in the knee. You will not |
| to detect the exact causes of the disease. | | | | be able to detect the disease since the symptoms |
| Nonetheless, there are certain factors which are | | | | start developing over a number of years. |
| responsible for RA in the knee. | | | | Knee Anatomy |
| One of the main causes for RA in the knees is if you | | | | The knee joint itself is made up of the shin bone |
| have any precious injury. If you have hurt yourself | | | | (tibia) and the thigh bone (femur). The articular |
| badly in the knees previously, chances are that you | | | | cartilage is located on the surface of each of these |
| will develop RA in no mean time. These wounds are | | | | bones. This cartilage allows flexibility to the joint. |
| obviously the ones which are grave and deep. The | | | | Additionally, the knee has two separate layers of |
| joints can be badly infected and you can develop this | | | | cartilage which is known as menisci. This adds to the |
| disease. | | | | stability of our knee. Rheumatoid arthritis leads to |
| Heredity can also be responsible for this disease. If | | | | deterioration of the knee cartilage. This causes |
| you have a defective gene, there are chances that | | | | swelling, pain and it stiffens the functionality of the |
| you can have this disease since these genes can be | | | | knee. If the cartilage breaks, it leads to meniscal or |
| responsible for cartilage production in your body. In | | | | ligament trauma. |
| these instances, you can be highly susceptible to RA. | | | | For all you rheumatoid arthritis patients out there, it is |
| Weight loss is a must for you if you want to get rid | | | | to inform you that there is a want of a complete |
| of this disease. If you develop too much weight in | | | | cure for rheumatoid arthritis. However, there are |
| your hips, then there are chances of extra pressure | | | | various treatments for this disease which can |
| on the knees, which can in turn lead to rheumatoid | | | | prevent the progress of rheumatoid arthritis. Valgus |
| arthritis. | | | | unloader braces have been found to reduce pain in |
| Too much crystal deposits like uric acids in the gout | | | | few cases of medial compartment rheumatoid |
| can lead to this disease. Excess of crystal | | | | arthritis. It diminishes the load on that compartment. |
| degenerates joints and they can cause RA. Also if | | | | NSAID's- Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs such |
| you overstress yourself and put constant pressure | | | | as ibuprofen is also found to provide some |
| on knees, even then you might develop rheumatoid | | | | temporary pain relief to your pains. |
| arthritis in your knee joint. | | | | Muscle relaxants are normally detected in low doses. |
| Rheumatoid arthritis of the knee is mostly seen in | | | | This can relieve you of pains which arise in your |
| people who are over 50 years of age, especially, | | | | muscles. However, the most advanced process of |
| women. It can affect either one or both sides of the | | | | curing the knee pain of rheumatoid arthritis is knee |
| knee joint. Nevertheless, it mostly occurs on the inner | | | | replacement. |