Symptoms
Of Arthritis
First things first, what is arthritis?
Basically, it is a kind of disease that is able to cause one to lose
movement in his joints or have pain.
Arthritis
means inflammation of the joints and actually refer to 100 more other
diseases.
Believe it or not, arthritis is a chronic disease. So this means
that this disease could go off and on for one’s lifetime.
Besides the joints, arthritis could also affect organs and
tissues of one’s body. Everyone, even adults and children, could
develop and have arthritis.
One arthritis
symptom
One symptom of arthritis is inflammation. This is the body’s
natural reaction which in turn produces swelling, pain, redness as well
as motion loss in the specific body area affected.
Inflammation is one of the problems encountered in one of arthritis’
most serious form.
Why inflammation? An inflammation occurs as the body’s response
to a particular injury or when agents of disease are present.
Examples of this agents are bacteria and viruses.
When such an event happens, the defense cell system of the body quickly
rush to the area that is injured in order to destroy the problem’s
cause. The cells and tissues that are damaged are repaired.
When the body’s defense system wins, any inflammation subsides and the
body area is healthy once more.
In major kinds of arthritis, inflammation does not subside thereby
damaging healthier body tissues.
Such a damage could result in permanent change in the tissues, bones
and joints of the body sometimes affecting the shape and movement of a
particular body part.
What is
Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis is one type of arthritis that is disabling.
Believe it or not, more women are affected with this type of arthritis
than men. Usually the women’s ages range between twenty five and
fifty years old.
This disease usually appear quite suddenly or come in slowly. The
joints that are affected are usually the wrists, toes, knees, small
fingers. But take note that all other joints of the body are
targets.
Other symptoms of this disease include appetite loss, fatigue, fever,
weight loss. Joint stiffness as well as muscle stiffness early in
the morning and one that lasts hours after getting up is one of its
common symptom.
Some individuals feel that the type of arthritis they have is caused
primarily by stress, weather, exercise or temperature. There are
also cases where remission occurs, but unfortunately, the disease finds
its way to get back.
What is the
cause of arthritis?
There is actually no known specific cause of arthritis. There are
those scientists who think it is due to an infection. However, no
evidence suggests that is ever contagious.
For reasons, still unclear, the linings of the joints become thickened
and inflamed thereby destroying bone and cartilage. The objective
of an arthritis treatment is stop the joint destruction and the
occurring inflammation.
Medical treatment is an absolute necessity as such an arthritis is
crippling and could also affect other organs.
Drugs such as aspirin is effective in reducing arthritis inflammation
and pain. When aggressive, DMARDS drugs or drugs that are
anti-rheumatic and which modify the disease is used.
Besides medications, physical therapy, heat and rest are supplemental
ways to help alleviate arthritis pain.
All in all, arthritis is best
avoided through constant and regular physical activity as well as good
diet rich in fiber, fruits and vegetables. Avoiding food high in
fat and cholesterol would be better.
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