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9780912423500

Good Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Find the Tools You Need to Ease Pain, Reduce Joint Mobility, and Relieve Stress

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    9780912423500

  • ISBN10:

    0912423501

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-05-30
  • Publisher: Arthritis Foundation

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Good Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis gives you the information and tools you need to live a healthy, abundant life.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. xv
Acknowledgmentsp. xvi
Introductionp. xviii
Learn All You Can
Understanding Arthritis: Cleaning Up Myths and Exploring Treatment Approachesp. 4
Arthritis mythsp. 4
The biopsychosocial model for arthritis carep. 7
Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Chronic, Complex Diseasep. 15
Rheumatoid arthritis is chronicp. 15
Rheumatoic arthritis involves inflammationp. 16
Rheumatoid arthritis involves an abnormal immune system responsep. 17
Who gets rheumatoid arthritis?p. 17
What causes rheumatoid arthritis?p. 18
What is it like to have rheumatoid arthritis?p. 20
Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Your Medical History and Physical Examinationp. 25
The "low-tech" toolsp. 26
Medical historyp. 26
Patient questionnairesp. 27
Physical examinationp. 28
Physical measures of functionp. 29
Classification criteriap. 29
Summaryp. 30
Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Laboratory Tests and Imaging Studiesp. 33
When tests are helpfulp. 33
Laboratory tests used in diagnosisp. 34
Complete blood countp. 34
Erythrocyte sedimentation ratep. 35
C-Reactive proteinp. 35
Rheumatoid factorp. 35
Antinuclear antibodiesp. 36
Genetic typingp. 37
Urinalysisp. 38
Imaging studiesp. 38
Radiographs (X-rays)p. 38
Bone scansp. 38
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)p. 39
Joint ultrasoundp. 39
Bone densitometryp. 39
Diagnosis Checkpoints: What If It's Not Rheumatoid Arthritis?p. 41
Osteoarthritisp. 41
Fibromyalgiap. 43
Goutp. 44
Ankylosing spondylitisp. 45
Bursitis and tendinitisp. 45
Sjogren's syndromep. 46
Felty's syndromep. 46
Connective tissue diseasesp. 46
Systemic Lupus Erythematosusp. 47
Scleroderma (Systemic sclerosis)p. 47
Polymyositis and dermatomyositisp. 47
Vasculitisp. 48
More Than Joints: When Other Body Parts Are Affectedp. 51
Skinp. 51
Eyesp. 52
Mouthp. 52
Lungsp. 52
Heartp. 54
Kidneysp. 54
Blood-forming cellsp. 55
Spleenp. 55
The Long Haul: What to Expect With Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Timep. 57
Making a prediction: Some guidelinesp. 57
Another clue: Your disease typep. 58
Why it's important to see a doctorp. 61
What changes you can expectp. 61
X-ray changesp. 62
Changes in functionp. 62
Work disabilityp. 62
Life spanp. 64
Join Your Health-Care Team
Your Health-Care Team: Get to Know Your Key Playersp. 69
Who's on your health-care team?p. 69
Meet the playersp. 70
Doctorsp. 70
Other health-care professionalsp. 72
Getting the most from your health-care teamp. 73
Taking P.A.R.T.p. 74
Keeping Tabs: Evaluating and Monitoring Your Rheumatoid Arthritisp. 77
Joint examinationsp. 79
X-rays and other imaging techniquesp. 79
Laboratory testsp. 79
Physical function measuresp. 81
Self-report questionnairesp. 81
Medical Management: Effective Strategies for Treatmentp. 83
Acute vs. chronic diseasep. 83
One drug vs. many drugsp. 84
The old approach to medical managementp. 86
The new approach: a preventive strategyp. 86
Is this new approach safe?p. 87
What you can dop. 88
Stopping drug treatmentp. 88
Aggressive Therapy: Drugs to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritisp. 95
Prescription vs. over-the-counter drugsp. 95
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)p. 97
Analgesicsp. 102
Corticosteroidsp. 106
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)p. 111
Biologic response modifiersp. 116
Other DMARDsp. 121
Combination therapyp. 126
Research and development: Hope for the futurep. 126
Table: Drugs used in treating rheumatoid arthritisp. 128
Surgical Options: Opening New Doorsp. 137
Common surgical proceduresp. 138
Synovectomyp. 138
Arthroscopic surgeryp. 138
Arthroplasty or joint replacement surgeryp. 139
Resectionp. 140
Arthrodesis (fusion)p. 141
Osteotomyp. 141
What you can expect from surgeryp. 141
Deciding on surgeryp. 142
Before surgeryp. 143
After surgeryp. 143
Alternative Therapies: Treatment's Old and New Frontierp. 147
Types of complementary and alternative therapyp. 148
Massagep. 148
Acupuncture/acupressurep. 149
Special diets or dietary changesp. 150
Herbs, supplements, "natural" remediesp. 152
Common supplements used for rheumatoid arthritisp. 154
Prayer and spiritualityp. 158
Miscellaneous therapiesp. 158
Talking to your doctor about your optionsp. 158
Making smart choicesp. 159
Develop a Good Living Lifestyle
Exercise: The Importance of Getting Physicalp. 163
What if I don't exercise?p. 163
Making a commitment to exercisep. 165
Choosing the right movesp. 166
A note about painp. 171
Don't go it alonep. 172
Sample exercisesp. 173
Eating Well: Diet and Your Arthritisp. 185
Adopt a good dietp. 185
A note on diet "cures"p. 185
What is a good diet?p. 186
Eat a variety of foodsp. 186
Ease up on fat and cholesterolp. 186
Eat vegetables, fruits and whole grainsp. 187
Spare the sugar and saltp. 188
Drink alcohol in moderationp. 188
The Food Guide Pyramidp. 189
The Food Labeling Actp. 189
Nutrition resourcesp. 190
Assume Responsibility for What You Can Control
Closing the Gates: Ways to Manage Painp. 195
What is pain?p. 196
The "Gate" theory of painp. 196
Why "grin and bear it" doesn't workp. 198
Managing a flarep. 199
Managing chronic painp. 202
Avoiding joint pain and damagep. 203
Organize and simplify your lifep. 204
Self-help devicesp. 204
Feeling Exhausted: How to Cope With Fatiguep. 209
Pinpointing causes of your fatiguep. 209
Keeping a fatigue diaryp. 210
What your doctor can dop. 211
What you can dop. 213
Understanding your body's rhythmsp. 215
Getting a good night's sleepp. 215
Prioritizing your time and energyp. 217
Ask for help, even if it's difficultp. 217
Mastering Emotional Challenges
Mind Power: Getting Mentally Toughp. 223
The mind-body connectionp. 223
Why self-efficacy can helpp. 224
Coping with stressp. 225
Losses and Gains: Getting Past Grief and Depressionp. 239
What is grief?p. 239
If you experience depressionp. 239
Grief's parade of emotionsp. 241
Self-talkp. 245
Ten unhealthy ways to thinkp. 246
Changing unhealthy self-talkp. 248
Avoiding a spiral into depressionp. 249
How to know if you're depressedp. 250
Seeking professional helpp. 252
Good Living: Creating a Healthy Lifestylep. 257
Setting reasonable goalsp. 257
Nourishing your mind and spiritp. 259
Taking care of the basicsp. 260
A final word: Making time for yourselfp. 261
Glossaryp. 265
Indexp. 279
Resources for Good Livingp. 298
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