🗣 Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month - a Tweetorial
👉🏼 What is a rheumatic disease? They are autoimmune, inflammatory, and degenerative diseases that affect a person’s joints, muscles, bones, and organs. These are not just “aches and pains,” nor are they a normal part of aging.
👉🏼 What is a rheumatic disease? They are autoimmune, inflammatory, and degenerative diseases that affect a person’s joints, muscles, bones, and organs. These are not just “aches and pains,” nor are they a normal part of aging.
👶🏻👩🏼🦰👩🏽🦱👧🏾👴🏻 Who gets rheumatic disease?
They affect individuals of all ages - including children - and often strike adults in the prime of their lives. They can be debilitating and, if not properly treated, life-threatening.
They affect individuals of all ages - including children - and often strike adults in the prime of their lives. They can be debilitating and, if not properly treated, life-threatening.
‼️How common is rheumatic disease?
According to the @CDCgov an estimated 54 million (1 in 4) U.S. adults have a doctor diagnosed rheumatic disease. A recent study shows that the number may even be as high as 91 million (1 in 3) Americans!
According to the @CDCgov an estimated 54 million (1 in 4) U.S. adults have a doctor diagnosed rheumatic disease. A recent study shows that the number may even be as high as 91 million (1 in 3) Americans!
🇺🇸What is the impact of rheumatic disease?
Having a rheumatic disease can cause significant physical, mental strain. Even seemingly simple tasks - like cooking, getting dressed, or driving - can be difficult. 80% of patients surveyed reported at least one activity limitation.
Having a rheumatic disease can cause significant physical, mental strain. Even seemingly simple tasks - like cooking, getting dressed, or driving - can be difficult. 80% of patients surveyed reported at least one activity limitation.
👩🏽⚕️🧑🏼⚕️👨🏿⚕️ Who is a rheumatologist?
Rheumatologists are doctors specially trained to diagnose, manage and treat rheumatic disease. They are skilled at recognizing and treating a wide array of symptoms that can affect almost any organ in the body.
Rheumatologists are doctors specially trained to diagnose, manage and treat rheumatic disease. They are skilled at recognizing and treating a wide array of symptoms that can affect almost any organ in the body.
🏥 Why is early diagnosis and treatment important?
The ‘window of opportunity’ is a crucial time period for patients to get treatment in order to diminish the long-term complications of their rheumatic disease including costs, disability, and even damage to joints/organs.
The ‘window of opportunity’ is a crucial time period for patients to get treatment in order to diminish the long-term complications of their rheumatic disease including costs, disability, and even damage to joints/organs.
National patient survey finds,
👉🏼 68% said disease felt invisible because they “don’t look sick” to those around them
👉🏼 Out of Pocket treatment costs more than doubled
👉🏼 50% subject to step therapy/prior authorization
👉🏼 Inc wait time to see doc
👉🏼 49% experienced med shortage
👉🏼 68% said disease felt invisible because they “don’t look sick” to those around them
👉🏼 Out of Pocket treatment costs more than doubled
👉🏼 50% subject to step therapy/prior authorization
👉🏼 Inc wait time to see doc
👉🏼 49% experienced med shortage
How can I help?
🔹Visit RDAM.org
🔸 Share your story using the ‘Tell My Story’ feature
🔹 Take Action! Help by sending emails to your lawmaker. The easy to use VoterVoice system (simpletasks.org/Advocacy) helps you do this in minutes #Act4Arthritis
🔹Visit RDAM.org
🔸 Share your story using the ‘Tell My Story’ feature
🔹 Take Action! Help by sending emails to your lawmaker. The easy to use VoterVoice system (simpletasks.org/Advocacy) helps you do this in minutes #Act4Arthritis
