A REVIEW ON RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: ITS DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

Chaitanya Varma Bellamkonda*, Varada Chaitanya VInnakota, Dr. Keerthana Tummuri and Dr. Pravilika

ABSTRACT

Blood and its constituent cells, such as platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells, are essential to life. Identification of blood cells and a few other criteria is necessary for illness diagnosis. The advancement of technology has made it possible to diagnose and confirm diseases with high quality images. A chronic, debilitating autoimmune condition called rheumatoid arthritis can impair our immune system. It is a typical inflammatory joint disease that affects the body's joints, tendons, and bones and is characterised by articular damage. The hand, wrist, and knee joints are most frequently afflicted. Most people with rheumatoid arthritis are between the ages of 20 and 60, and their condition has an unpredictable course. Approximately 1% of people worldwide have rheumatoid arthritis. Additionally, women are two to three times more likely than men to have rheumatoid arthritis. The use of medicinal herbs is advised because of the negative consequences of allopathic medications. Traditional medicine is used by one-fourth of the global population. Herbal medicine has no adverse effects. In 1996, the first guidelines for managing rheumatoid arthritis and monitoring medication therapy were created. Since then, there has been a significant improvement in rheumatoid arthritis treatments. This review's main goal is to highlight the most significant recent developments in our knowledge of rheumatoid arthritis.

Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune disease, Herbal medicine, Joints, Diagnosis, Treatment, Management.