ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏙᎯ ᏄᎾᏛᎾᏕᎬᎢ

ᏣᏤᎵ ᎤᎧᎵᎭ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏫᏢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ ᏓᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᎪᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎦᏴᎳᎬᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᎠᎵᏱᎵᏍᏒ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏂᎦᏛᎾ. ᎯᎠ ᏰᎵᏊ ᏱᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎣᏍᏖᎣᏙᏠᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎶᏅᎹᏙᎣᎢᏗ ᏗᏛᎴᏍᎩ (RA).

ᏧᎪᎳ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏖᎣᏙᏠᏏ

ᏂᎦᏅᎯᏒ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲᎢ, ᏗᏣᏤᎵ ᏧᎪᎳ ᏕᎦᎶᏍᎪᎢ ᏙᎪᏢᎯᏐᏗ ᎠᎵᏱᎵᏍᏒᏍᏗ. ᎯᎠ ᎦᎦᏛᎢ ᏧᏪᏘ ᏧᎪᎳ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏲᎪᎢ. ᎿᏉᏃ, ᎢᏤ ᎤᎪᎳ ᏚᏙᏢᏍᎪ ᎾᎾᎢ ᏗᎦᏁᏟᏴᏍᏓ. ᎪᎳ ᎤᏲᎱᏎᎸ ᏂᏚᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎠᏱᎸᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᏴᎳᎩ. ᎠᏎᏍᎩᏂ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏯᏄᎳᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏳᎢ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᎠᏂᎦᏛᎴᏏᏙᎲᎢ ᎻᏂᏆᏍ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏲᎵᎨ ᎪᏢᏍᎬ ᎡᏍᏆᏥᎢ.

ᏧᎪᎳ ᎬᏗ ᎣᏍᏖᎣᏙᏠᏏ ᎤᎭ ᎡᎳᏗᎨ ᏅᎭᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎴᏃ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏙᎪᏢᎯᏐᏗ ᎠᏂᏱᎵᏍᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎬᏕᏗ-ᎢᏗᎦᎢ. ᏧᎪᎳ ᏗᏩᎾᎨ ᏂᏕᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎪᏗ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏄᏓᎷᎸᎾ ᎾᎢ ᏛᎵᏍᏆᏍᏏ.

ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏣᏰᎸᎢ ᏂᎬᏩᏍᏛ ᏙᎪᏢᎯᏐᏗ ᎠᏂᏱᎵᏍᏒᎢ ᏫᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎢᏗᎦᎢ ᏂᎨᏒᎯ ᎤᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏕᏘᏴᏓ, ᎣᏍᏖᎣᏙᏠᏏ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏄᏓᎷᎸᎾ ᎾᎢ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏴᏧᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ. ᎤᏪᏘ ᎪᎳ ᏫᎬᎵᏱᎴᎩ ᏓᏲᎬᎢ. ᎠᏎᏍᎩᏂ, ᎤᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏖᎣᏙᏠᏏ, ᎤᎿᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏲᎵᎨ ᎢᏤ ᎪᎳ ᎪᏢᏍᎩ ᎦᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗ. ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎪᎳ ᏅᎭᎨᏒᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏗᏏᏴᎢ ᏧᎪᎳ ᏗᏩᎾᎨ ᏂᏕᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏄᏓᎷᎸᎾ ᎾᎢ ᏗᎵᏍᏆᎵᏛ.

ᎻᏂᏆᏍ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏖᎣᏙᏠᏏ

ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵᎥᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎤᏂᎭ ᏓᏓᎴᎬᎢ ᎤᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏖᎣᏙᏠᏏ ᎡᏍᏆᏥᎢ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᎨᏍᏗ ᏱᏗᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏟᎶᏍᏗ ᎪᎳ ᎤᏲᎱᏎᏗ. ᎯᎠ ᎦᏙᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏖᎣᏙᏠᏏ ᎤᎠᏗ ᏂᎦᏓᏊ ᎾᏄᎢ ᎨᏛᎻᏂᏆᏍᎤᏌᎳ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ. ᎡᏍᏆᏥᎢ ᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪ ᏓᎳᏏᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎳ ᏙᎪᏢᎯᏐᏗ ᎠᎵᏱᎵᏍᏒ. ᎠᏎᏍᎩᏂ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᎠᏂᎦᏛᎴᏍᎪ ᎻᏂᏆᏍ, ᎡᏍᏆᏥᎢ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏱᎸᎢ. ᎯᎠ ᏱᏗᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏗᎦᎢ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎪᎳ-ᎠᎲᏍᎬ ᏗᏙᏢᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎳ-ᏓᏙᏢᏍᎬ ᏗᏙᏢᏍᎩ. ᎤᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᎪᎳ ᏰᎵᏊ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎡᏉᎯᏳ ᎤᏐᏅᏅᎯ ᎣᏂᏱᏳ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎦᏙᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎮᏍᎨᏗ ᎾᎢ ᏣᎮᏍᏗ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎪᎳ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ 50.

ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎤᎪᎳ ᎤᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏅᎭᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᏎᏍᏗᏍᎩ

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏔᏅ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎨᏛᎻᏂᏆᏍᎤᏌᎳ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᎨᏛᎻᏂᏆᏍᎤᏌᎳ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏓᏟ 50 ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏧᎪᎳ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏓ. ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᎬᏫᏳ ᎠᎦᏛᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎣᏍᏖᎣᏙᏠᏏ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎳ ᎤᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏅᎭᎨᏗᎨ ᎠᎦᏛᏗ. ᎪᎳ ᎤᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏅᎭᎨᏗᎨᏙᎮᎵ ᎤᎪᏗ ᎪᎳ ᎤᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎧᎵᏏᏴᎺ, ᎾᎿᎢ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏗᎪᎳ. ᎡᎳᏗ ᎪᎳ ᏅᎭᎨᏗᎨ ᏕᎦᏛᎢ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏧᎪᎳ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᏯ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏗᏔᎸᎢᏓ, ᎠᎴᏃ ᎦᏃᎸᏍᎩ. ᏣᏤᎵ ᎦᎾᎦᏘ ᏰᎵᏊ ᏱᏨᏍᏌ ᎪᎳ ᎤᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏅᎭᎨᏗᎨ ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎩ. ᎠᏍᎨᏯ ᎠᎴᏃ ᎠᎨᏯ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎾᏍᏊ ᏫᏓᏣᏅᏁᎵ ᎾᎢ ᏧᏓᎴᎿᎢ ᎤᏙᏢᏒᎢ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᏌᏊᎢ. ᎥᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᎾᎢ ᎭᏢ ᏂᎯ ᏣᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗ, ᏣᏤᎵ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏯᏓᏍᏕᎵ ᎯᎧᎲᎦ ᎾᏃ ᎾᎿᎢ-ᏦᏪᏅᏒᎢ ᎪᎳ ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎩ.

ᎠᎯᎸᏍᏗ ᎶᏅᎹᏙᎣᎢᏗ ᏗᏛᎴᏍᎩ

ᎾᎿᎢ ᎢᎬᏱ, ᎠᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏙᎡᎵᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᎵᏓᏍᏗ RA ᎢᎵᏊ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏘ ᎠᏓᏁᏄᎵᏍᎬ.

ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏃᎵᏍᏗᎢ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎤᏂᏩᏛᎥᎩ ᏰᎵᏊ ᏱᏍᏕᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ. ᏞᏍᏗ ᎬᏓᏅᏬᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ RA. ᎠᏍᏎᏃ, ᎢᎸᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏬᏗ ᏗᏑᏰᏍᏗ ᏰᎵᏊ ᏣᏍᏕᎳ ᎠᏱᎸᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᎵᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏖᎸᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗᏊ. ᎦᎾᎦᏘ ᏂᏨᏅᎢ ᎯᎵᏃᎮᏔᏅᎩ. ᎠᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏄᏰᎵᏛ ᎯᎠᏃ ᏗᎧᏅᏩᏅᎯ.

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏓ ᎾᎢ ᎠᎴᏅᏗᎢ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏬᏗᎢ ᏄᎵᏍᏛ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᎤᏂᏩᏛᎥᎩ. ᎯᎠ ᏰᎵᏊ ᏯᏓᏍᏕᎵ ᎠᏲᏍᏙᏗᏍᎩ ᎪᎯᏓ-ᎠᏎᎸᎯ ᎠᏲᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎾᎢ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏕᏣᏫᏢ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏤᎳᏍᏙᏗ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏂᎦᎥᏉᏃ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ.

ᏙᎡᎵ ᎶᏅᎹᏙᎣᎢᏗ ᏗᏛᎴᏍᎩ ᏓᎵᏐᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏫᏢᎢ

ᎾᎿᎢ ᎤᎪᏗ ᏂᏓᎵᏱᎵᏙᎲ, RA ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯᏓ-ᎠᏎᎸᎯ ᎤᏍᏗᏓᏅ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏗᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᏕᎪᏘᏍᎬ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏫᏢᎢ. ᎯᎠ ᏩᎵᏱᎶᎯᎯ ᎾᎢ ᎠᎩᎵᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏁᏔᏲᏍᎬᎢ. ᎯᎠ ᏍᏓᏱᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᏉ ᎠᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗᎢ ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ ᎢᏗᏛᏁᏗ.

ᏧᏤᎵᏛ ᎤᏫᏢ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎠᏰᎸᎢ ᎤᎾᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏫᏚᎵᏍᏛ ᏔᎵ ᏧᎪᎵ ᏗᏠᏍᎬᎩ. ᏩᎾᎨ ᎤᎪᎳ ᏕᎫᏓᎸᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎪᎳ ᎠᎴ ᏏᏃᏈᏲᎵ ᎤᏓᏕᏍᏛ ᏧᏤᎵᏛ ᎤᏫᏢ. ᎯᎠ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᏚ ᎤᏁᎦᎸᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏗᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎪᎳ ᎠᎯᏓ ᏧᏓᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᎢ ᏚᏫᏢᎢ.

ᎬᏗ RA, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏏᏃᏈᏲᎵ ᏕᎪᏘᏓ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎭᎦᏗ. ᎯᎠ ᏚᏲᏨᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏩᎾᎨ ᎤᎪᎳ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎳ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏊ ᏧᏩᎾᎦᎳᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎭᏫᏯᎭ ᏧᏇᏓᏟ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏍᏊ ᏧᏩᎾᎦᎳᎢ ᏧᏩᏚᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎫᏓᎸᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎭᏫᏯᎭ ᏧᏇᏓᏟ ᎾᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎳ. ᎯᎠ ᏍᏓᏯ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᎾᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗᎢ. ᎾᎿᎢ ᎢᎦᏓ ᏂᏓᎵᏱᎵᏙᎲ, ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏕᎪᏘᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏫᏢᎢ ᏧᎵᏍᏈᏓ ᏂᏕᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ.

RA ᎤᏠᏱᎭ ᏱᏗᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏍᏗᎢ ᏚᏫᏢᎢ ᎾᏳᎿ ᏦᏬᏰᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏦᎳᏫᏍᏕᎾ ᎤᎾᎢ ᎡᏧᎳ ᏗᎬᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏰᎸᎢ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᏰᎵᏊ ᏂᏓᎬᏂᏌᏂ ᏧᎪᏓ ᏚᏫᏢᎢ, ᏓᏠᏯᏍᏗ:

• ᏚᎩᏥᏍᏆᎸᏛ
• ᏗᎩᏳᏍᎨᏂ
• ᏗᎧᏍᎨᏂ
• ᏗᎧᏂᎨᏂ
• ᎠᎩᎵᎨᏂ
• ᏗᎦᏅᏬ
• ᏓᎧᏯᏌᏝ

ᏂᎦᏓᏊ ᏗᎧᏅᏩᏅᎯ

ᎠᏂᏩᏘᏍᎬᎢ RA ᎠᏎᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ:

• ᎠᏰᎸ ᎠᏥᎪᎵᏰ,
• ᏱᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎩᎦ ᏛᏂᎪᎵᏰᎢ
• ᏗᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ X-ᏧᎾᏓᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ MRI ᎠᎴ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅ ᎠᎵᏖᎸᎲᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ

ᏌᏊ ᎢᏳᏩᎫᏗ ᎤᏂᏩᎲᎬᎩ, ᏗᎧᏅᏩᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ RA ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏍᏛᎢ ᎾᎾᎢ:

• ᎢᎳᏗᏢ ᎤᏬᏘᏓ
• ᎠᎯᏓ ᎠᏓᏎᎮᎯ ᏂᏚᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᎵᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎪᏘᏍᎬᎢ
• ᎠᏲᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎪᎯᏓ-ᎦᎬᎢ ᎤᏫᏢ ᎤᏲᎢᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ

Ꮭ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎧᏅᏩᏅᎯ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎬ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᏂᎦᎢ ᏧᏂᏢᎩ. ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏱᏓᏂᏁᏟᏴᎾ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏬᏗᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏌᏊ ᎢᏳᏩᎫᏗ. ᎥᏳᎩ-ᎤᏃᏢᎯᏏᏍᎬ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ-ᏊᎺᏘᎩ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᏴᏍᏗ (DMARD) ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏠᏱᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏬᏗ ᏧᏃᏢᎾᏁᎸᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ RA.

ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎬᏗ RA ᏰᎵᏊ ᎤᎪᏓ ᏣᎾᏛᎦ ᎠᏱᎸᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ. ᎾᏍᎩᎾᏃ ᎬᏗ RA ᏰᎵᏊ ᎤᏂᎭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎢᏲᏍᏓ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲᎢ. ᎠᏎᏍᎩᏂ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏂᎭ RA ᏂᎯ ᎠᏎ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᏗ ᎤᎾᏃ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏓ ᎾᎢ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏗᏣᎩᏍᏗ ᏅᏬᏘᏃ ᏧᏃᏢᎾᏁᎸᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏓ ᎾᎢ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᏣᏫᎸᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏣᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ. ᎯᏃᎯᏏ ᏂᏨᏅᎢ ᎦᎾᎦᏘ ᎥᏍᎩ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏗᎩᏍᏗ ᏧᏴᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏅᏬᏘ ᏙᏓᎴᏤᎲᎩ ᎠᎴᏃ ᏓᏓᎴᏍᏗᏍᎬ.

Damp and cold weather may cause stiffness and swelling in your joints.

Bone health is of great importance, especially later in life. Osteoporosis breaks bones down. While common, osteoporosis can be prevented.