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Arthritis Q&A: Understanding Different Types Of
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Arthritis
Q&A: Understanding Different Types Of
Arthritis
Alex Trenor
* What exactly is
arthritis?
Arthritis is a group of conditions that affect the health of
the
bone joints in the body. A painful inflammation of a
joint
or joints usually produces heat and redness.
The condition can be brought about by nerve impairment,
increased or decreased function of the endocrine glands or
degeneration due to age.
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* What are the
symptoms of
arthritis?
The symptoms of
arthritis include pain and limited function
of
joints. The inflammation in the
joints is characterized
by stiffness of the joint, swelling, redness and warm.
Tenderness of the inflamed joints can be present.
The many forms of
arthritis can involve symptoms affecting
various organs of the body that do not directly involve the
joints. Symptoms in some patients can also include
non-specific fever, weight loss, fatigue and feeling unwell.
* Are there different kinds of
arthritis?
Yes, there are different types of
arthritis. These include
the following:
. fibromyalgia
. infectious
arthritis
. osteoarthritis
. polymyalgia rheumatica
. lupus, Lyme disease
. carpal tunnel syndrome
. childhood
arthritis
Other common types of
arthritis include cervical
arthritis,
juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis, lumbosacral
arthritis,
osteonecrosis, osteoporosis,
psoriatic arthritis, and
others.
* What is osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of
arthritis caused
by the breakdown of cartilage. Bits of cartilage may break
off and cause pain and swelling in the joints between
bones.
Osteoarthritis is a disease that affects
joints in the body.
It can involve any joint, but usually concerns hands and
weight-bearing
joints such as hips, knees, feet and spine.
* What is
rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatoid
arthritis is an autoimmune disease. Normally, the
cells called antibodies being produced by the body's immune
system, attack the foreign substances such as bacteria and
viruses. With autoimmune diseases, the immune system
mistakes the person's own tissue as foreign and attacks it.
With
rheumatoid arthritis, the antibodies attack the
membranes around the
joints that cause swelling, pain and
stiffness. In some cases,
rheumatoid arthritis can cause
deformity.
Rheumatoid arthritis also causes inflammation of the sheaths
around the tendons, the one that join muscles to
bones.
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* What is juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis?
Juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis is the type of
arthritis that
causes
joint inflammation and stiffness for more than six weeks
in a child of sixteen years of age or less.
There are three types of juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis, the polyarticular, pauciarticular and systematic. Polyarticular
involves more than five
joints and may be associated with a
low-grade fever. The pauciarticular involves fewer
joints and
the systematic juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis can affect the
entire body.
* Is arthritis hereditary?
There have been studies that are concentrated on finding the
causes of
arthritis. These studies show that a genetic component
can affect in the
arthritis symptoms. Some types of
arthritis
have a strong link with genetics. These are
arthritis in the
spine and gouty
arthritis. The others have a weak link in
genetics.
On the other hand, the study explains that
arthritis attacks
more in older people. However, patients commonly get
arthritis
in several ways. Doctors have implied that a hereditary issue
has a lesser percentage of risk when it comes to triggering
arthritis.
Most causes of
arthritis include things like sports injuries,
old age, joint overuse, and other personal risks.
About The Author: Alex Trenor is a regular contributor to
arthritis-related guides and sites such as
http://www.ABC-Arthritis.com
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