Igor S asked: Arthritis is a condition that can cause stiffness, pain and swelling in joints and other supporting structures of the body such as bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Some forms of arthritis may affect other parts of the body, including various internal organs. There are many different types of arthritis including osteoarthritis (degenerative [...]
Juliet Cohen asked: Arthritis is a disease that causes pain and loss of movement of the joints. Joint pain is referred to as arthralgia. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people over the age of 55. The causes of arthritis depend on the form of arthritis. Causes include injury (leading to osteoarthritis), abnormal [...]
Bercle George asked: In the aged and children, pain might not be the main feature; the aged patient simply moves less, the infantile patient refuses to use the affected limb. This gout is known as pseudogout.Arthropathies Arthritis (Septic arthritis, Reactive arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Felty’s syndrome, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Still’s disease) - crystal (Gout, [...]
Rick Hutch asked: About 10 percent to 30 percent of people with psoriasis also develop psoriatic [pronounced sore-ee-AA-tic] arthritis, which causes pain, stiffness and swelling in and around the joints.Early recognition, diagnosis and treatment of psoriatic arthritis can relieve pain and inflammation and possibly help prevent progressive joint involvement and damage. Without treatment, psoriatic arthritis [...]
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 [...]
Richard Ramey asked: For the preponderance of persons who have been diagnosed with having psoriasis, they will most likely merely need to handle the inflammatory skin pain. This condition materializes over a considerable segment of the body for a lot of people.However for additional folks, those flaking red blotches that arise are small in number. [...]
Peter sams asked: Ankylosing SpondylitisAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory arthritis of the spine. It may be a systemic disorder, and it affects males more often than females. Diagnosis is usually made during young adulthood. The disorder is characterized by back pain, stiffness, and loss of spinal mobility due to involvement of spinal joints. Later [...]
Peter sams asked:
Arthritis isn’t just 1 disease; it’s a complex disorder that comprises more than 100 distinct conditions and can affect people at any stage of life. Two of the most common forms are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis is a joint disorder featuring inflammation. There are many forms of arthritis (over one hundred [...]
Peter sams asked:
Arthritis means “inflammation of joints.” Yet when older people are afflicted with arthritis, they tend to be bothered less by the inflammation and more by the pain and stiffness that accompany arthritis.
Many people assume arthritis to be an unavoidable part of growing old. Although aging itself does not cause arthritis, arthritis does [...]
jackb son asked:
What is psoriatic arthritis? Psoriasis is a skin condition that affects 2% of the population. About 10% of those who have psoriasis may eventually develop an arthritis which is, as part of the course of the psoriatic skin condition, called psoriatic arthritis.
Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic destructive arthritic condition, which, if left [...]