rheumatoid arthritis

Screening of Joints

Neck

-  ROM

Shoulder

- behind head / to mouth

- to back pocket 

Elbows

- flex / extend elbows 

- pronation / supination with thumb up & elbows by side

Wrist

- flexion / extension

Hand

- make fist with thumb in and out 

Definition 

A chronic systemic, autoimmune inflammatory disease of unknown cause

Epidemiology

1% of population

M:F = 1:3

Peak onset 40 years

Most common inflammatory arthropathy

Aetiology

Autoimmune

- trigger not identified

- cell mediated immune response