Rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease, is a major factor affecting our synovial joints in our body. It’s still being researched exactly what the cause of and it is but we do know it is an inflammatory disruption of our cells that primarily attacks the joints in our hands, feet, and even cervical spine which is in our neck region. When our joints are targeted they get swollen, stiff, and very painful. Movement gets restricted along with blood flow. Rheumatoid arthritis causes cartilage breakdown, swelling, and inflammation of our joint lining. Breakdown of cartilage results in our bones rubbing against each other, hence the pain. This disease is more common in women than men and the age of onset is usually between 40 and 50 years of age.