Rheumatoid arthritis - Treatment

Treatments forrheumatoid arthritis can help reduce inflammation in the joints, relieve pain, prevent or slow down joint damage, reduce disability and enable you to be as active as possible.Although there's no cure for rheumatoid arthritis, early treatment and support (including medicine, lifestyle changes, supportive treatments and surgery) can reduce the risk of joint damage and limit the impact of the condition.Your treatment will usually involve care from your GP andseveral different specialists.There are medicines available to help stop rheumatoid arthritis from getting worse and reduce your risk of further problems.These are often divided into main 2 types: disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biological treatments. Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) If you've been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, you'll usually be offered a combination of DMARD tablets as part of your initial treatment.These medicines ease the symptoms of the condition and slow dow...