“Rheumatoid Arthritis: Old Wisdom, New Approaches”

Abstract

Globally, arthritis is a leading cause of disability and a chronic illness. Within the hierarchy of the processes involved in RA, inflammatory cytokines play a significant role. Traditional medicine has access to a wide variety of herbal remedies, and scientific studies have helped to clarify how effective these treatments are in managing arthritis.

Research and industries specializing in the use of herbal remedies to address a variety of ailments, such as  arthritis have flourished in recent years. It is now simpler to use herbs as an arthritis treatment due to a number of advancements in clinical research in meticulously planned clinical trials.

The best chance of a successful therapeutic outcome is achieved with early detection, in particular patients who have well-established risk factors for poor results, including early joint injury, autoantibodies, and high disease activity. The utilization of traditional, biological, and cutting-edge non-biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; they also include the use of nano carriers in order to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Composite indices are used to measure disease activity, and a treatment-to-target strategy is applied. The etiology, pathophysiology, and rheumatoid arthritis prevalence are summarized within this article.