What is the most common type of arthritis?
Osteoarthritis
What is Hederdens nodeson?
distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints
–> lead to limited grasping and dexterity
What is Bouchard’s nods?
proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints
–> lead to limited grasping and dexterity
What type of disorder is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
What does it do?
Chronic, autoimmune disorder
Attacks the Synovium
No cure
What is the joint involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Bilateral and semmetrical – both sides, and affect the same way
What is the systemic symptoms of Rheumatoid arthritis?
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Weight loss
- Body is sending resources to other parts of the body due to autoimmune disease
What is Gout?
–> Form of inflammatory arthritis
–> Usually affects one joint at a time; often the big toe
–> Onset is rapid with extreme pain
–> Medication can limit the initial attack and prevent other attacks
–> Occurs with excess of Uris acid in the body
What is Swan Neck Deformity
Commonly caused by RA
Characterized by:
- PIP Hyperextension
- DIP Flexion
What is Boutonnière Deformity?
Commonly caused by Ra
Characterized by:
- PIP Flexion
- DIP Hyperextension
What is Trigger Finger?
- Commonly seen with RA
-Tendon gliding difficult at the base of the finger
- Catching feeling, clicking, popping, pain
- Tx: medication
What is ulnar drift?
- Ulnar deviation of the fingers at the joints MCP
-The fingers shift toward The ulna
What are intervention areas with Arthritis?
- Joint protection strategies education
- Energy conservation education
- Pain management
What are the main problems associated with Arthritis?
1)Pain
2)stiffness
3)fatigue
What is the purpose of Joint protection?
- To do activities with minimal stress to the involved joints
- To assist in reducing pain, preserving joint structures and conserving physical energy
What are the 6 Joint Protection principles?
1) Respect pain
2) Use larger, strong joints
3) Balance activity and rest
4) Reduce the effort and force during a task
5) Avoid positionsof deformity
6) Exercise in a pain free range
What is the purpose of Energy Conservation?
To reduce the amount of energy required to complete an activity
What are the 4 P’s of Energy Conservation?
1) Prioritizing
2) Planning
3) Pacing
4) Positioning
