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Abstract:
Introduction: The prevalence of RA increases with age in both sexes and is most common in elderly group. Women are mostly affected than men. It is a worldwide problem affecting nearly all population. It occurs in both rural and urban areas in all climates. The course of disease is invariable and unpredictable.
Purpose: It is a common condition accounting for a large percentage of people. The result of this study will help the physiotherapist to offer a better treatment to provide the patients having RA hand and also a better rehabilitation to these patients.
Methodology: The study was pretest &posttest experimental design comparative in nature. The study was conducted for a period of 10 days. It includes Acute and sub-acute conditions of 10 patients with above 18 years of age. The patients are randomly selected those who fulfills the criteria of inclusion. VAS or numeric scales assess pain severity by asking the patient to indicate the present level of pain.
Results: According to VAS scale, the mean value of pre-test is 5.5 and posttest is 3.2 for 9 degrees of freedom and SD value with 0.674 with 0.005 level of significance 3.250, the calculated'ť value is 10.776, which is greater than the table value. According to pinch-o-meter measurement the mean value of pre-test is 3.7 and posttest is 3.4 for 9 degrees of freedom and at 0.005 level significance, the table value is 3.250 the calculated'ť value is 6.9 which is greater than the table value.
Keywords: Paraffin Wax, Intrinsic Muscle Exercises, Pain, Precision Gripping, Rheumatoid Hand.
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I.Introduction
Rheumatoid arthritis is a heterogeneous, chronic inflammatory and non-supportive arthropathy of unknown cause that affects most of the joints. [1] The term arthritis includes both inflammatory and degenerative lesions of the joint. The onset of progression varies from mild joint symptoms to abrupt swelling; stiffness and progressive deformity [2]. Joints are characteristically involved with early changes in the synovial membrane, peripheral portions of the articular cartilage and subchondral marrow spaces [3]. Granulation tissue form restriction in joint mobility, fibrosis may eventually result causing deformity the prevalence of RA increases with age in both sexes and is most common in elderly group [4]. Women are mostly affected than men. It is...