Diagnostics and physiotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis

Strońska Aleksandra, Pluta Waldemar, Lalko Alicja, Lubkowska Anna. Diagnostics and physiotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2021;11(5):26-32. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2021.11.05.002

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Diagnostics and physiotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis

Aleksandra Strońska¹, Waldemar Pluta², Alicja Lalko³, Anna Lubkowska²

¹Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Medicines, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland

²Department of Functional Diagnostics and Physical Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 54 , 71-210 Szczecin, Poland

³Student Research at the Chair and Department of Functional Diagnostics and Physical Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, Żołnierska 54 , 71-210 Szczecin, Poland

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common autoimmune diseases of connective tissue. The first symptoms of the disease usually appear between the ages of 30 and 50 and include a chronic inflammatory process that causes progressive destruction of the osteoarticular system and organ changes. The etiology of RA is not sufficiently understood so far, and both genetic and environmental factors play a role in the pathogenesis of RA. The diagnosis is based on the criteria of the American Collegium of Reumathology (ACR) and the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) from 2010. Among the methods of physical therapy used in the treatment of RA, cryotherapy (cryostimulation) plays a special role. According to the guidelines of the Ottawa Panel, functional kinesiotherapy should play a special role in RA patients, which aims to restore movement patterns closest to physiology. When using kinesiotherapy in patients with RA, the course of compensatory processes should be monitored. The lack of supervision by a physician and a physiotherapist over the above-mentioned process leads to overload and then deformation of the musculoskeletal system.

Key words: rheumatoid arthritis, physiotherapy