Rheumatoid arhritis is a chronic systemic inflammtory disease of the connective tissue. Changes most often occur on the peripheral joints of the extremities. It appears more often in female compared to male population in all ethnic groups between 20. and 45. years of age. The cause of the disease is unkown, but there are various that may precede the development of rheumatoid arthritis. A characteristic feature of rheumatoid arthritis is synovitis on the peripheral joints. First a recognizable symptom is the stiffness of the joint sin the morning lasting several hours. After that the first objective sing follows, joint swelling which is usually symmetrical. To diagnose the disease, X- rays are used to show the degree of damage that has occured in the patient. It has been proven as the „ gold standard „ in the early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis magnetic resonance. The role of physiotherapist is to help the patient treat the limitations in the activity of daily life. The physiotherapy process consists of presenting, referring, taking physiotheraphy amnesis, warning signs that a physiotherapist needs to pay attention to, examining the patient, analysing, creating a therapy plan and finally completing the treatment. Among the tests and methods used are HAQ questionnaire to assess the outcome of the disease, the VAS pain scale and a manual muscle test to assess muscle function. The treatment consists of a conserative method and surgical procedures. The most important of the conserative treatment methods is physical therapy. Diffrent treatment methods are applied to physical therapy. It has been proven that the most of effective method is a therapeutic treatment that contains diffrent types of exercises.