Give me information about rheumatoid arthritis as an autoimmune disease as i have to give a powerpoint presentation on it .Give me links for autoimmune diseases and rheumatoid arthritis explaning how rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease.

this link should answer all your question http://www.medicinenet.com/rheumatoid_arthritis/article.htm

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Apparently my granddaughter had a cold, or strep throat and it went untreated, she now has P.S.R.A.

It sounds like a reaction from the strep virus. I am sure that it would go away with treatment, but I am no doctor. A good website is www.webmd.com

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I know that strengthening and stretching are good ways to support joints and maintain an active lifestyle with Arthritis, but the cause of my condition is genetic, and not physical. Will excercise have the same effect for me as it would for someone with Osteo-Arthritis, or even Rhumatoid?
Thanks for the answer…

I am a tennis pro who teaches full time on hard courts. I am worrie that my career is going to aggrivate my condition. Am I kidding myself in thinking that I can maintain my condition AND teach tennis for a living?

Psoriatic arthritis:

Self-care

Some of the most encouraging news about psoriatic arthritis is that you can do a great deal on your own to help manage the condition:

Maintain a healthy weight. Maintaining a healthy weight places less strain on your joints, leading to reduced pain and increased energy and mobility. The best way to increase nutrients while limiting calories is to eat more plant-based foods — fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

Exercise regularly. Exercise is essential for everyone — and that includes people with arthritis. In fact, exercise alone can help relieve many of the symptoms of arthritic conditions, including pain and fatigue. You're the best judge of how much you can do, but an appropriate activity level should make you feel the same or better afterward, not worse. Introduce new activities gradually and heed warning signs. If you experience new pain later in the day or fatigue the following day, you've probably done too much.

Good Luck!
DS

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If so how?
can any one help?

No, but some the underlying causes of polymyositis might effect the brain.

"Polymyositis" simply means many (poly) muscle (myos) inflammations (itisis).

There is not universal agreement on the etiologies, but some viral infections (eg. HTLV) or autoimmune syndromes are prime suspects.

Many viral infections and autoimmune disease can cause encephalitis , cerebral edema and/or cognitive abnormalities.

So, in theory, a condition that causes polymyositis could also cause intracranial pathology as well. I have not read or seen cases of this occurring, so I suspect it is uncommon.

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I couldn't find any char rooms. However, here are some forums:

http://www.arthritisinsight.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=15
http://ehealthforum.com/health/subject16_200807_what.html
http://qa.hopkins-aids.org/forum/list_questions.html?section_id=101&category_id=301
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/arthritis/wwwboard.html

I hope this will be helpful.

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I am only 23 but I have had a knee injury since a year ago off and on and now I am experiencing osteoarthritis symptoms. (stiffness in the knee joint in the morning followed by pain of and on during the day) Could these symptoms be caused by something else or do I have arthritis already?

Go to www.medicinenet.com. One of the founders is a great Rheumatologist. The section on arthritis is especially good.

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my boyfriend has gout (which is a type of arthritis that usually only men get) he doesn't have health insurance to get the medication he needs and it is too expensive to buy ourselves. Now we are trying to find something that isn't so expensive. Can someone please tell me what can help?

My dad has had gout for years and eating cherries or drinkg cherry juice helps.. With gout it is important that as the others said he stays away from meat, beer, beans and do not take aspirin it increases the amount of uric acid in the body. NSAID's are the preferred treatment for gout.

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I have fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis and my legs and feet burn from pain. I have tried many different shoes and they work for awhile and then stop. I would like some input from others on the most cushioned shoes both casual, sport and dress.

are you sure you don't have Gout too??
i like New Balance (for wider feet)
very comfortable, buy the Best

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I'm looking for common paths of treatment for someone who has been diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis @ 27 years of age.
HLA B27 positive
Sed rate of 21

Pain started lower back, moved to hips, moved down legs and over the course of three years has spread to upper back. Some pain when breathing deeply.

Hopefully you are being seen regularly by a rheumatologist, and hopefully that rheumatologist is one who is familiar with AS.

What you have is progressing, and that is not so good.

Note - the pain down your legs is actually referred pain from pressure on the sciatic nerve from the inflammation around your spine and sacroiliac joint.

I was diagnosed with AS nearly 15 years ago and have been symptomatic for more than 20 years. I am on a regime of indocin (high dose) and azulfidine (moderate) - not an uncommon combination.

Medication for AS
http://www.spondylitis.org/about/as_med.aspx

There are other treatments as well, but surgery is very rare.
http://www.spondylitis.org/about/as_treat.aspx

General info.
http://www.spondylitis.org/about/as.aspx

Good luck with it.

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