
Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Ankle and Foot

- Pain usually occurs in bilateral ankles and feet
- Swelling usually occurs in bilateral ankle and feet
- Stiffness usually occurs in bilateral ankles and feet
- Difficulty with inclines and stairs
- Pain with walking
- Pain with standing

- Unknown
- Autoimmune disease
- Possible family heredity
- Usually it takes a chemical or environmental "trigger" to activate the disease in people who genetically inherit RA

- ROM and stretching to ankle and foot
- Foot intrinsic muscle strengthening
- Lower extremity strengthening
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