Arthritis is a Bone Weakening Disease: Everything You should Know
We are here today to discuss about arthritis. Due to some people are confused between arthritis and osteoporosis. We will share some knowledge to our readers to enhance their knowledge.
ARTHRITIS
Arthritis is a disease of joint inflammation which is a painful rheumatic condition. Moreover, There are some different types of this disease which affects the patient’s body specially their joints.
According to recent research arthritis has 100’s of its types. It includes, for example:
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- Osteoarthritis (OA)
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OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA):
It affects above 32.5 million approx. of adults in U.s.
SYMPTOMS OF (OA):
It includes, for example:
- Swelling and pain in joints
- Limited range of motion
- Joint stiffness
These symptoms can also experience in knees, hips and hands.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA):
It is an auto-immune condition which causes inflammation in joints and painful swelling. It mostly affects wrists, hands and feet.
SYMPTOMS:
It can also affects the other organs of the body other than joint pains, including eyes, lungs and hearts. Its symptoms include, for example:
- Weight loss without any reason
- Fatigue
- Swelling, pain and stiffness in many joints at once
- Fever
In this the pain and inflammation occurs at same time on both 2 sides of the body.
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Psoriatic arthritis (PsA):
It is also a disease of auto-immune.
SYMPTOMS:
It includes, for example:
- Feeling extreme fatigue
- Changes seen in nails
- Swelling
- Pain
- Stiffness in joints
It affects different joints on either sides of the body which shows asymmetric involvements.
DIAGNOSIS:
Diagnosis of arthritis takes some time, due to its types are similar to each other. Doctors firstly do some investigation about the medical and family history of patient. Furthermore, They can also ask the patient about symptoms occur in patient and to give a physical test. Similarly, Other testes include, for example:
- Blood tests
- Skin and muscles biopsies
- Imaging tests which includes MRI scans, X-rays and ultrasound scans.
- Nerve tests
- Joint fluid tests
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