View How Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Begin? PNG. Rheumatoid arthritis that begins in people under 16 years of age is referred to as juvenile idiopathic arthritis or jia (formerly juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or a blood test called the sedimentation rate (sed rate) is a crude measure of the inflammation of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis can be difficult to diagnose in its early stages because the early signs and symptoms mimic those of many other diseases.
What are the causes of rheumatoid arthritis?
Table of contents how does rheumatoid arthritis affect your body? If you're experiencing joint pain and depending on your particular symptoms, and how much pain and inflammation you have, you may seek advice from a physiotherapist or an accredited exercise physiologist before you begin an exercise program. Rheumatoid arthritis usually occurs in a symmetrical pattern, meaning that if one knee or hand has it, the other usually does, too. In rheumatoid arthritis, the main way it does this is with inflammation in your joints.