| Arthritis covers a broad spectrum of
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| | the joints. Rather, the inflammation and
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| disease. To many, the term arthritis
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| | pain affect the muscles, ligaments,
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| means pain and inflammation of the
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| | tendons, and soft tissues under the skin.
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| joints - but, arthritis is a much more
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| | Many patients have tender spots under
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| complex medical condition. The term
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| | the skin that are painful when any type
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| arthritis comes from the Latin phrase,
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| | of pressure is applied. The symptoms for
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| "arth" meaning joint and "it is" meaning
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| | Fibromyalgia include deep muscle pain,
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| inflammation. There are over 100
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| | fatigue, sleeplessness, and depression.
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| illnesses associated with the term
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| | Symptoms may come and go, but the
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| arthritis. Arthritis can range from
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| | disease is long term and chronic.
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| something as simple as tendonitis to
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| | Other Types of Arthritis
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| something as chronic as rheumatoid
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| | - Anklyosing Spondylitis - a chronic,
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| arthritis.
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| | inflammatory disease that affects the
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| Three Most Common Types of Arthritis
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| | spine. The common symptoms include lower
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| - Osteoarthritis - the most common type
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| | back pain and stiffness that lasts for
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| of arthritis. This degenerative joint
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| | more than a period of three months,
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| disease affects over 16 million
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| | difficulty sleeping, fatigue, weight
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| Americans. This form of arthritis is
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| | loss, and low-grade fever.
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| caused when the cartilage surrounding the
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| | - Gout - this disease usually affects the
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| ends of the bones begins to degenerate
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| | joints of the big toe, but can extend to
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| and the joints are no longer cushioned.
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| | the ankles, heels, knees, wrists,
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| This caused the joints to rub together
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| | fingers, and elbow. The common symptoms
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| and in severe cases, you can hear the
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| | are tenderness, pain, redness, warmth,
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| bones grating against one another. At the
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| | and swelling of the affected joint.
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| onset of osteoarthritis, the symptoms
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| | - Infectious Arthritis - this type of
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| are usually mild and consist of pain and
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| | arthritis is caused by an infection, and
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| stiffness of the joints. As the disease
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| | can be caused by both bacterial and
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| progresses, inflammation and loss of
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| | viral infections. The onset of infectious
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| motion can occur. In some severe cases,
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| | arthritis is sudden and the symptoms
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| deformity can occur if the grinding
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| | include swelling of the joint, soreness,
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| joints wear one side of the joint more
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| | warmth, leakage of tissue fluid, fever,
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| than the other.
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| | and chills.
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| - Rheumatoid arthritis - This is the
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| | - Cervical arthritis - this type of
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| second most common type of arthritis and
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| | arthritis affects the upper back and can
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| the most severe. Symptoms usually begin
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| | cause pain in the neck and arms. Cervical
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| appearing between the ages of 25 and 50 -
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| | arthritis is caused when the cartilage
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| however, children and senior citizens
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| | protecting the discs that support the
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| can experience the onset of this disease.
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| | neck deteriorate. The most common
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| Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common
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| | symptom of cervical arthritis is chronic
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| type of inflammatory arthritis.
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| | neck pain, but can include loss of
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| Rheumatoid arthritis is considered an
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| | balance, headaches, muscle weakness, and
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| autoimmune disease because factors other
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| | stiffness.
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| than wear and tear of cartilage can
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| | - Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis - this
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| cause the disease and the disease can
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| | inflammatory arthritis affects children.
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| affect other organs, such as the eyes,
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| | The most common symptoms of Juvenile
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| lungs, and heart.
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| | Rheumatoid Arthritis are swelling, pain,
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| Rheumatoid arthritis usually affects the
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| | and stiffness in joints. The symptoms
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| joints on both sides of the body - for
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| | are usually worse in children upon waking
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| instance, both hands will be affected,
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| | in the morning and after a nap. There is
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| both wrists will be affected, and both
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| | no known reason for the onset of
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| legs will be affected. The most common
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| | arthritis in children and, unlike
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| symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are
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| | rheumatoid arthritis in adults, children
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| pain, stiffness, swelling, redness of the
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| | sometimes outgrow the disease and the
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| skin, fatigue, weight loss, and
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| | symptoms disappear.
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| low-grade fever. Not only affecting the
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| | These are just some of the many types of
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| joints, rheumatoid arthritis can give
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| | arthritis. In general terms, arthritis is
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| you an overall feeling of sickness.
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| | any disease that involves inflammation -
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| Rheumatoid arthritis can be a
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| | swelling and pain of the joints or
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| debilitating disease, however patients
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| | muscles. If you suspect that you suffer
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| can experience periods of remission in
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| | from arthritis, you should consult your
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| which the symptoms disappear and they can
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| | physician to determine the type of
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| lead a normal life.
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| | arthritis and learn what treatments are
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| - Fibromyalgia - This is a type of
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| | available.
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| arthritis that does not directly affect
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