train. Reorganize rooms, working areas, and other parts of your home to maximize efficiency and convenience. Try to arrange your tasks so you avoid trips back and forth. Try to avoid carrying items in hands; when possible use shopping carts or bags to put less stress on your joints. Try to avoid excessive bending, straining or reaching; sit, if you can, rather than stand. When you have prolonged periods of activities you should have a period of rest. One of the best ways to help with your rheumatoid arthritis is to be educated. There are numerous books that are filled with information about rheumatoid arthritis. You can find information on the internet, but you have to be careful because not all sites contain valid information. Making changes in your diet may benefit the fight against rheumatoid arthritis by eating more foods with omega 3 in them, like fish, green soy beans and white and black walnuts are beneficial (Horstman, 1999). As well as everything else you should take care of the joints by using a splint for short periods of time around the painful joint to reduce pain and swelling by supporting the joint and letting it rest. People who are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis have a lifetime of trials of finding which medications will work for them; this may take years and the patient might not ever find a medication that works for them. They may want to try alternative therapies, changes made in their lifestyle or even changes in their diet to find relief from the pain of rheumatoid arthritis. The hope for the future is that scientists are making rapid progress in understanding rheumatoid arthritis, how and why it develops, why some people get it and others do not, why some people get it more severely than others. There is also hope for tomorrow; scientists continue to explore the ways to stop the disease before it becomes destructive or even prevent rheumatoid arthritis all together....
