lecture 12: athritis Flashcards
what is the typical clientele of arthris
older adults
as age increases, the risk of arthritis increase or decreases
increases
do more females or males get affected by srthritis
females
what percentage of women get athritis
26%
what oercentage of men have docotr diagnosed arthritis
19%
can kinesiologiest play a role in arthritis
yes they prescribing exrecise
is glucosamine better than a fake pill (placebo) to reduce pain
no
what is glucosaminne
used to build up cartilage
artrho means
joints
itis means
inflammationn
what is the definition of arthritis
a group of conditions where there is damage caused to the joints
of the body
true or false: there is only a couple forms of arthtis
false, there are more than 100 forms
the 100 forms of arthtis include conditions characterized by what 3 factors
soreness, stiffness and pain in joint
what are the 2 most common forms of arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (± 1% of the population) Osteoarthritis (± 10% of the population)
in BLANK arthristis there are 3x more females affected than males
in rheumatoid arthritis
what arthristis is 50/50 for males and females
osteoarthritis
what are the 2 main problems common with all forms of arthritis
1) decrease in joint mobility
2) presence of joinnt pain
how many canadians have athritis
4 mil
1 in how many people have arthrisi
1/7
what is the most common cause of long term disability in ncanada
arthritis
more than 600 000 canadians are classfied as disabiled because of what
arthris
what is the problem with having arthetis
cannot work, decrease ADLs
why is the number of people with arthris going up
because average age of populationn is increasing
what can prevnt activities in peiple living with athritis
pain
true or false: Physical inactivtiy is much higher in people living with athritis
is slightly higher
people with athritis report painn doing physical activities like …
gardening, snow shoveling, cleaning the house
can stretchign help with arthrisi
yes
what is the hand involvment of arthritis
inflammation and joint deformity (with time)
in rheumatoid arthtiris, there is alot of swelling in the hand than can push and cause…
bone displacement
rheumatoid arthrisi affects all ages with usual onset between what ages
20-50
rheum arthris is BLANK times more common in females
3x
what is rhematoid arthrisis
Inflammation occurs in the synovial
membranes that cover a joint capsule
and spreads throughout the joint
true or false: rhem arthitis usually affects only one joint
false, more tha none joint and usually syumetical
where are the most common joints for rhem artthtisi
wrist
hands
knees
feet
cervical spine
which ttype of arhtitis has periods of exacerbation (flare ups) and remission
rhematoid
RA disease type is..
systemic
why is RA considered a systemic disease
the entire body is affected (fever, pallor,
inflammation of tear and salivary glands)
true or false: people with RA can take meds and why
yes Medication to reduce joint inflammation and pain +
immunosuppressive drugs
what is the cause of RA
malfunction of the immune system (autoimmune disease)
what is the inflammatory marker for RA diagnosis i na blood test
c reactive protein
what is c reactive protein
it is a protein produced by the liver and found in the blood, CRP levels in the blood rise in response to innflammatio n