What is Arthritis?

Arthritis is a huge umbrella term that includes many medical conditions that all share a commonality; all the conditions are concerned with the degeneration in the musculoskeletal system and specifically the joints. A joint is where two bones come together.
The most common type of Arthritis is Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. In most cases arthritis is associated with older people because as the body ages so does the joints and their mobility and efficiency decrease. With that said children and young people do get types of Arthritis.

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The Care of Rheumatoid Arthritis
The various forms of arthritis are each painful and debilitating' Although arthritis is often attributed to aging, certain types of it can occur at any age' Since this disease attacks the joints of the body, the agility and mobility of the patient is threatened' The pain becomes... » read more...

Arthritis, The Pain And The Reasons
Many fear the pain of arthritis as they age' But, it can attack anyone at any time' For those who it does strike, the pain is unbearable' It is a group of diseases of the bone joints' Each time a person moves, joints move with them' But, when arthritis lurks in the joints,... » read more...

I have suffered for many years with very itchy skin particularly on the hands and feet, the condition becomes more intense when we have damp wet weather, the skin becomes inflamed and any cream thatIuse to try and soothe itjust seems to irritate it further' I have taken many courses of steroids prescribed by the GP's over the years to... » read more...

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