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Pain & Arthritis Symptoms
Where Do People Experience Arthritis Pain ?
Basically, any part of the body where you have joints and inflammation can occur ...
i.e Knees, wrists, hands, fingers, feet, toes, ankles, legs, hips, arms, shoulders, back, spine and neck.
Some forms of arthritis can even affect your eyes, heart and lungs.
Arthritis can affect most parts of the body and arthritis pain can cause a lot of discomfort if left untreated.
Arthritis Symptoms - Joint Inflammation
Arthritic pain is caused when the joints become inflamed ...
Inflammation of the Joints
Arthritic joints can be affected with inflammation when bacteria or a virus (or other undesirable element) enters the joint area or when an injury occurs.
What happens is when foreign matter enters this area or the area sustains injury, white blood cells, antibodies and other natural “fighting” mechanisms automatically kick in internally to help.
These fighters cause swelling, redness and heat as the body fluid moves around.
Some of the symptoms of inflammation are:
Although there are over 100 types / variants of arthritis, the most comon types are ...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Refers to the body’s immune system attacking joint tissue. Still not fully understood in the medical community, this condition most often starts in a person’s hands, wrists and feet. Then it advances to shoulders, elbows and hips.
Early arthritis symptoms tend to be felt in the smaller joints, such as toes and fingers. It is quite common to feel out of sorts and lethargic.
R.A affects the body symmetrically. i.e normally both sides are affected at the same time. In some cases the pain spreads quite quickly to other parts of the body.
Arthritis symptoms are also made worse when the weather is cold and damp. It is not uncommon for symptoms to go away for lengthy periods (remission), only to return again, months or even years later. RA can also affect other body organs.
Osteo Arthritis Symptoms
Osteoarthritis - When joints are overused and misused, the results can be OA. What happens is that the cushioning cartilage that protects the joint breaks down, resulting in the bones rubbing together. This generally happens in the knees, but can be found in the hips, spine and hands often, too.
OA arthritis symptoms include:
Arthritis Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia - According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, author of “The Total Health Program,” nine of ten sufferers of fibromyalgia are female, and 76% of those who followed suggested dietary rules experienced a significant reduction in pain. The thing to keep in mind with fibromyalgia is that, unlike the other common arthritis ailments, it is more of a syndrome than a disease, and much of it can be reversed.
Arthritis symptoms of chronic fibromyalgia include:
Unlike rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, there is no deformity of the body.
Arthritis Symptoms of Gout
Gout - This is a painful affliction mainly for men, about one million of them in the United States alone. Uric acid builds up, due to an internal chemical malfunction, forms crystals that get stuck in a joint, generally the big toe, and become inflamed.
Gout symptoms normally include joint pain (hot feeling) and looks red / bruised.
In the chronic phase, sores can develop that may release a white pus.
Psoriatic Arthritis Symptoms
Psoriatic Arthritis - Like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis is thought to be caused by a malfunctioning immune system. Psoriatic arthritis is usually milder than rheumatoid arthritis, but some patients with psoriatic arthritis have as severe a disease as patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Not all sufferers will have skin symptoms of scaly red skin on the scalp, naval or between the buttocks.
In 80% of cases, people with psoriatic arthritis have nail abnormalities such as lines across the nails, yellow spots and pits.
Arthritis Symptoms for Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosis - (SLE) This form of arthritis mainly affects women. It develops in the skin, internal organs and joints.
Some of the symptoms include:
Arthritis Symptoms for Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis - This form of arthritis affects the spine and can also affect the ankles, knees, lungs, heart, shoulders and eyes.
The main symptoms are pain and stiffness in the back and neck.
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