Your Mattress Makes a Difference in Your Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, painful disorder. It causes the immune system to attack the joints, and it can be very disabling and painful. This can, in turn, lead to loss of mobility. Arthritis can also affect tissues throughout the body such as skin, blood vessels, the heart, lungs, and muscles throughout the body. Typically, the affected joints are the hands, knees, elbows, ankles, and feet.

Some major rheumatoid arthritis symptoms are joint pain, stiffness in joints, inflammation, and swelling. Some early symptoms that show up before joint pain begins and that remind when the inflammation really begins are fatigue, morning stiffness, muscle aches, loss of appetite, and weakness. Eventually, as the disease progresses, the symptoms can become even more dangerous. These symptoms are anemia (failure of bone marrow to produce new red cells), eye burning, hand and feet deformities, fever, lung inflammation, numbness, swollen glands and inflammation.

Based on the symptoms, arthritis is not something to mess around with. It is a painful, debilitating disorder that should be treated as soon as possible! There are many ways to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Probably the most important is a healthy diet and a healthy lifestyle. Exercising regularly is important, since gentle exercise can help to strengthen the muscles are joints, lessening arthritis symptoms. Additionally, exercise can help fight fatigue and reduce stress, but be sure to check with your doctor before exercising. Applying heat or cold can relax painful muscles and joints. Relaxing is also important! It can help to cope with stress. Deep breathing and muscle relaxation can be used to control pain. As relaxing is very important, so is sleeping well. Medication is always an option, especially if the arthritis is severe.

Sleeping well is important to help to reduce fatigue, pain, and stiffness. If one does not sleep well or does not get enough sleep, it creates many more problems. Stress and fatigue are more rampant, and pain and stiffness can get worse. Sleeping on a bad mattress can also worsen joint pain; even people without arthritis do not sleep well on a bad or old mattress. Finding the proper mattress for you, such as a tempurpedic or serta mattress, can help reduce swelling, stiffness, and other symptoms of arthritis. Check with your doctor for more information!

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