Juliet Cohen asked:


Arthritis is a disease that causes pain and loss of movement of the joints. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people over the age of 55. Arthritis affects the movements you rely on for everyday activities. Arthritis refers to a group of more than 100 rheumatic diseases and other conditions that can cause pain, stiffness and swelling in the joints. There are many forms of arthritis, each of which has a different cause. Inflammatory arthritis is characterized by inflammation of tissues associated with joints. Connective tissue diseases, crystal deposition diseases, infectious arthritis, and spondyloarthropathies are examples of inflammatory arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis are autoimmune diseases in which the body is attacking itself. Septic arthritis is caused by joint infection. Gouty arthritis is caused by deposition of uric acid crystals in the joint that results in subsequent inflammation. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is traditionally considered a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints. It is a disabling and painful inflammatory condition, which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. Arthritis sufferers include men and women, children and adults.

RA is a systemic disease, often affecting extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles. Psoriatic arthritis (or arthropathic psoriasis) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that affects around 20% of people suffering from the chronic skin condition psoriasis. It occurs more commonly in patients with tissue type HLA-B27. Treatment of psoriatic arthritis is similar to that of rheumatoid arthritis. More than 80% of patients with psoriatic arthritis will have psoriatic nail lesions characterised by pitting of the nails, or more extremely, loss of the nail itself (onycholysis). Psoriatic arthritis is said to be a seronegative spondyloarthropathy. Degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis) is a ubiquitous joint disease characterized pathologically by deterioration of cartilage lining the joints and new bone formation beneath the cartilage. The disease is very common in older persons and is thought to be inherent in the aging process.Degenerative joint disease is marked by a progressive stiffness, loss of function, and destruction of the larger, weight-bearing joints of the body.

Nonarticular rheumatism is a group of diseases, also called soft-tissue rheumatisms, that includes tendonitis, bursitis, tenosynovitis, and fibrositis. Septic arthritis is the invasion of the joint space by an infectious agent. The usual etiology is bacterial, but viral, mycobacterial, and fungal arthritis occur occasionally. Bacteria are either carried by the bloodstream from an infectious focus elsewhere, introduced by a skin lesion. For bacterial infection, Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been found to infect joints, for example in children who have sustained a puncture wound. This bacteria also causes endocarditis. Septic arthritis should be suspected when one joint (monoarthritis) is affected and the patient is febrile. Gout is a painful condition that occurs when the body cannot eliminate a natural substance called uric acid. The excess uric acid forms needle-like crystals in the joints that cause swelling and severe pain. Gout most often affects the big toe, knee and wrist joints. Gout is a form of arthritis (an inflammation of the joints). Symptoms of arthritis include pain and limited function of joints. Inflammation of the joints from arthritis is characterized by joint stiffness, swelling, redness, and warmth. Tenderness of the inflamed joint can be present.

Arthritis Treatment and Prevention Tips

1.Treatment options is depending on the type of arthritis and include physical and occupational therapy, and medications (symptomatic or targeted at the disease process causing the arthritis).

2.Arthroplasty (joint replacement surgery) may be required in eroding forms of arthritis.

3.In conventional treatment, painkillers, such as paracetamol, are essential. Anti-inflammatory medications, such as ibuprofen, can help with episodes of more severe pain.

4.In recent years a new type of NSAID treatment, called Cox-2 inhibitors, has been launched. These were initially claimed to be less harmful to the stomach and many patients have found that they provided good pain relief for their arthritis.

5.Physiotherapy relieves pain and strengthens muscles around the damaged joint, helping the joint to work better.

6.Regular exercise is beneficial for the same reasons and, once pain is under control, easy to do.

7.Hip and knee replacements are common and usually involve a short hospital visit.

8.Disease-modifying drugs that slow disease progression are available for people with rheumatoid arthritis.



Cindy

Gilchrist Adam asked:


L& #39; arthritis is inflammatory état of the articulations which can sometimes désactiver the patient. conséquences of l& #39; arthritis includes/understands défiguré and constrained the mobilité. & lt; br/& WP; Statistics d& #39; Suffering Américains d& #39; arthritis or chronicle of the common symptômes: & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ 1985 – 35 million & lt; br/& WP; & lt; Br/& WP; â ? ¢ 1990 – 37,9 million & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ 1998 – près of 43 million (1 à 6 people) â ? ¢ & lt; br/& WP; 2006 – 46 million dollars (près of 1 à 5 adults) & lt; br/& WP; & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ L& #39; arthritis is known as à l& #39; one of the more répandus of the chronic problèmes of santé and is cause of handicap at Américains of more than 15 years. & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ L& #39; arthritis is deuxième only à cardiac diseases like reasons for work handicap. & lt; br/& WP; limits of l& #39; arthritis â ? ¢ daily activités like walk, l& #39; preparing and of bathe during more than 7 d&amp million; #39; Américains. & lt; br/& WP; résultats in l& #39; arthritis â ? ¢ 39 million visits at the médecin and more moitié d&amp million; #39; hospitalizations. & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ arthritis influences people in all the d&amp groups; #39; âge with près of 300.000 children. & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ Baby-boomers is now to the chief of danger. More moitié of the people touchées are of less than 65 years. & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ L& #39; arthritis is a utilisé term for désigner more d& #39; a hundred différentes diseases which touch zones à l& #39; intA©rior or around the articulations. & lt; br/& WP; Information générale: & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ women – 24,3 million people reached d& #39; arthritis diagnostiquée by a médecin & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ Men – 17,1 million people reached d& #39; arthritis diagnostiquée by a médecin & lt; br/& WP; & lt; Br/& WP; The disease has également an effect on d& #39; other parts of the body. Arthritis causes of pain, loss of movement and sometimes l& #39; puffiness. Certain d&amp types; #39; arthritis are the following ones: & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ L& #39; osteoarthritis: a common dégénérative disease in which the cartilage which recovers the extrémités bones of l& #39; articulation détériore, causing a pain and a loss of movement of l& #39; bone begins à to rub against l& #39; bone. It is the form more fréquente of l& #39; arthritis. & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ Polyarthritis rhumatoïde: an auto-immune disease in which the wall becomes enflammée joint within the framework of the immunizing système of the body activité. The polyarthritis rhumatoïde is one of most serious and invalidating standard, touches mainly the women. & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ the drop is a form which touches mainly the men. It is généralement the résultat d& #39; a défaut in the chemistry of the body. This painful generally small articulations of the attacks, in particular the big toe. Fortunately, almost always the drop can être entièrement contrôlé by the mA©dication and the changes of régime food. & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ spondylarthrite ankylosante is a type which affects the column vertébrale. à ? the continuation of l& #39; ignition, bones of the column vertébrale to grow together. & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ arthritis juvénile is a general term for all the d&amp types; #39; arthritis which occurs in the children. Children May développer l& #39; arthritis rhumatoïde juvénile or of l& #39; childhood forms of lupus, the spondylarthrite ankylosante or d& #39; other d&amp types; #39; arthritis. & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus): a disorder engraves which can damage the articulations and to agitate them and of all other conjunctive fabrics on the body. & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ Morphea: a disease of conjunctive fabric of l& #39; organization which causes épaississement and a hardening of the skin. & lt; br/& WP; â ? ¢ Fibromyalgie: a form in which vast pain affects the muscles and united pièces à l& #39; bone. It assigns mainly the women. & lt; br/& WP;

Cory