What is Arthritis?
What is arthritis is the question that a lot of people make to their self, then i will tell you that Arthritis is a painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints. Is a joint disorder featuring inflammation, a joint is an area of the body where two different bones meet. A Joint functions to move the body parts connected by its bones. Arthritis literally mean inflammation of one or more joints, arthritis is frequently accompanied by joint pain.
Types of Arthritis
10 most common types of Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Tendinitis and Bursitis
- Juvenile Arthritis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Lupus
Cause of Arthritis
- Injury, leading to degenerative arthritis
- Abnormal metabolism, leading to gout and pseudogout
- Inheritance, such as osteoarthritis
- Infection, such as the arthritis of Lyme disease
- Immune system dysfunction, such as in RA and SLE
- Family history
Symptoms of Arthritis
- Pain area: in the joint, ankle, back,fingers,hands,muscles, neck or wrist
- Pain types: can be intermittent or sharp
- Pain circumstances:can occur while sitting
- Muscular: decrease range of motion, difficulty walking, or muscle weakness
- Joint: stiffness, tenderness or swelling
- Whole body: fatigue or malaise
- Hands: bump on the fingers or bony outgrowth in fingers or toes
- Also common: flare, physical deformity, redness or stiff neck
Here are some treatments might be help with Arthritis
- Physical Therapy
- Acupuncture
- Get more exercise
- Weight loss
- Chondroitin
- Capsaicin cream
- Chiropractic
- Assistive devices ( canes, splints, shoes inserts, braces, and other devices)
- Surgeries
- Use hot and cold therapy
- Include the right fatty acids in your diet
- Get some herbal supplements like ginkgo, boswellia, stinging nettle.
- Get some Nonsteroidal anti-inflammation drugs Advil, Motrin IB and others
