Disease Information

The arthritic hip is a significant problem for many people; it may arise as a result of wear and tear (normal or accelerated), caused by: rheumatoid arthritis, trauma, or joint collapse caused by a fault in blood supply to the femoral head (ball of the joint). Arthritis of the hip is a condition in which there is loss of the articular cartilage of the femoral head and acetabulum. This can be seen on x-ray as a loss of the space between the two ends of bone.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem autoimmune disorder. It affecting 0.8% of the UK adult population.

It is an incredibly painful condition, can cause severe disability (this varies between individuals and depends on how severe/aggressive your disease is) and ultimately affects a person’s ability to carry out everyday tasks. The disease can progress very rapidly (again the speed of progression varies widely between individuals), causing swelling and damaging cartilage and bone around the joints.
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis also suffer from pain,feelings of dependence on others,fatigue,and sleep disturbance.This is the conclusion of the Arthritis Foundation’s survey in 2004.More than two thirds of patients pointed that they exprience pain,stiffness,and fatigue daily despite treatment with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs.
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There is no evidence that physical and emotional effects, stress and improper diet could play a role in the disease. Even though infectious agents such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi have long been suspected, none has been proven as the cause.A Swedish study suggests that alcohol consumption lowers the risk of developing the disease from light to moderate levels.
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