Rheumatoid arthritis may result in "paralysis

Rheumatoid arthritis, "paralysis" Although the possibility exists, but smaller.
At present, it is to be divided into four joint function. Public class: function intact; to complete the day-to-day tasks without difficulty. Grade Ⅱ: to engage in normal activities, but there are one or more joint activity limitation or discomfort. Ⅲ level: only a small part of competence or completely incompetent or general self-life tasks. Grade Ⅳ: Most or completely incapacitated, bedridden or patients need to rely on a wheelchair, living with little or can not take care of themselves. In general, the "paralysis", meaning the joint function are grade Ⅳ. Foreign report tracks 10 ~ 15 years later, workers can account for about 15% of normal, normal activities were restricted by 40% mild, serious impairment to the normal activities of 30 percent, due to difficult living with disabilities who take care of themselves 15%. We have statistics on 100 cases of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and joint function, which Ⅱ, Ⅲ-class total 90%, I-level and 5 percent each grade Ⅳ. In recent years, I have no statistics on the selected 200 cases of "paralysis" and only 1%. More than 30 years, we have 3 more than in patients in the observation that some of "paralysis" is temporary, while others are permanent. Many
Patients in the early or mid-term course of disease, limb part or all of the joints swollen and painful joints, bad day chair-bed patients, after appropriate treatment, most can be quickly improved, not only life can take care of themselves, and some also participate in the work of the original; if Late to the disease due to ankylosis, deformity, muscle atrophy, and even food, clothing, dishes people have become, when effective treatment has been difficult. However, by the end, such as artificial joint replacement surgery, to obtain better treatment. Abroad have reported a late stage patients, the body of personal work for the 58 joints, but also a good activity. Of course, the degree of severity of the case is only a very minor.