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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the small joints of hands and feet and and leading to impairment functions.

Most common clinical presentation of RA is polyarthritis of small joints of hands: proximal interphalangeal (PIP), metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints and wrist.
The hand is one of the main elements of the rehabilitation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) due to deformities, which occur in approximately 90% of patients.
It is a serious problem, both in the psychological and functional aspect, connected with muscle strength reduction, a limited range of motion and non-acceptance of the changes in the shape of the limb.[1]
Adults with RA should have access to specialist physiotherapy, with periodic review