Rheumatoid Awareness Day

When Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Day?

Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day takes place on February 2 each year. The color associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness day is purple and blue. Wear a purple and blue awareness ribbon pin to raise awareness for rheumatoid arthritis. Sometimes rheumatoid arthritis is abbreviated by the letters RA.

Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disease. It is caused when the natural defense system of your body can’t differentiate between the cell of your own body and foreign cells. Thus, the body under such conditions attacks your normal cells by mistake. In the case of Rheumatoid Arthritis, the immune system of your body attacks your own tissue, including joints. RA affects the joint linings of your body, causes painful swelling, and may attack internal organs.

In fact, among all the autoimmune conditions across the globe, Rheumatoid Arthritis is the most common condition. There is no cure for this disease. However, medication and care help manage the condition. Hence, Rheumatoid Awareness Day aims to make more people aware of the disease and its complications. Also, it further makes people aware of the ways they can fight back against the disease.

The First Rheumatoid Awareness Day Occurred in 2013

The Rheumatoid Patient Foundation was founded in the year 2011 by Rheumatoid Arthritis patients. The organization aims to spread awareness about Rheumatoid Arthritis and the available options for Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment. In the year 2013, the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation celebrated the first Rheumatoid Awareness Day to inform people about the condition and to alleviate misconceptions about it.

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Joint Swelling

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease that causes inflammation of joints and other body parts like bones. This is a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system of your body attacks its own cells. This is among the main Rheumatoid Arthritis causes.

The condition can make joint linings inflame or swell, which causes pain, bone erosion and other deformities. These are just some of the Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms. Further, Rheumatoid Arthritis can spread across the entire body of an affected person and cause serious problems.

The disease is said to cause issues in the other organs of the body such as the kidneys, muscles, bones and heart.  Like other autoimmune diseases, there is no cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis. However, manage this condition can with proper diet, medication and lifestyle.

How to Observe Rheumatoid Awareness Day?

To Observe Rheumatoid Awareness Day, you can do certain things such as:

• Organize health fairs to create further awareness.
• Work as a volunteer to enhance awareness of the disease. Further, you can be a part of a campaign where you request people to join from your community.
• Educate yourself about the condition and how to limit it. Unless you have a complete understanding of the disease, you will not be able to spread awareness. Hence, the first step to creating awareness is to educate yourself. This way, you can pass on helpful information to other people.
• Do research on the latest updates and news about the disease to stay up to date with recent developments about RA.
• Share messages on Social Media posts. By sharing information about the various awareness programs on social media, you can inform an increasing number of people about the disease.

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