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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Take Action
Immediate Action
- Keep doing as much of your normal routine as possible.
- Start slowly and try to exercise more and more to keep your joints flexible and strong.
- Consult your doctor for recommended amount of exercise, and physical therapy evaluation and treatment.
- Schedule daily rest periods and sleep well to keep from getting overtired.
- If the joint is not warm or swollen, use heat to relieve the pain. Hot soaks, heat lamps, or whirlpool treatments may help.
See your doctor IF...
- You have the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
- You have a fever during treatment
- Symptoms appear in joints where you didn’t have them before
- Unexplained symptoms develop
Last updated: 02-May-07
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