Joint protection in rheumatoid arthritis. Daily living

The disease progress and its activity impacts on physical disability of the rheumatoid arthritis patients. Restrictions in hand grabbing causes difficulties to manage the easiest everyday activities even in the initial disease phase. Recommended means to protect damaged joints during everyday patients lives are described in the article.

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