Arthritis
What is arthritis?
Arthritis can be defined as the inflammation of one or more
bone joint in the body. Inflammation is the swelling of an infected area due to
one cause or the other. When inflammation occurs in joint area, it causes
discomfort.
This inflammation may not just arise by itself; it is due to
the friction of bone joints against each other, due to the wear and tear of the
cartilages which serve as lubricators between bones. Cartilages are whitish thin
like tissue that can be found in-between joints and when affected and wear and
tear occurs, then inflammation will set in. other forms of arthritis can be due
to inflammation resulting from the immune system which is over reacting to
antigens in the body.
Many types of arthritis have been known to affect human
beings and there are over 100 types of arthritis and they range from the ones
that affect the joint area to be inflamed and the ones that are caused by over
active immune system.
Treatment of arthritis may vary from person to person, that
is why it may be sometimes difficult to treat. Special care and attention
should be placed on the body when treating a particular type of arthritis. Treatment
also can take long time, this is because, it takes the tissues around the
affected area long time to degenerate, so also, for it to go back to its
previous normal place, it will also take a longer period. Here, you should not
be in a hurry, patience and perseverance will get your symptoms relieved.
The most common types of arthritis are the osteoarthritis
and the rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis affects the joint areas casing
uneasiness and pains during movement and if care is not taken, it might cause
damages and paralysis such that that person may not be able to move that place
again. Rheumatoid arthritis is somehow different because it is also known as
auto-immune arthritis. What is auto-immune? Auto immune is a situation whereby,
your body recognizes itself as an antigen and it will begin to fight against
itself.
Statistical facts on arthritis:
Statistically, one in 4 people all over the world may
develop arthritis in their lifetime.
According to cdc.gov, in USA, over 50 million adults have
been told by a doctor that they have arthritis.
1 in 5 adults have been diagnosed by the doctor of having
arthritis
In the near future, there is a projection that young adults,
from age 18 years and adults will account for over 65million of cases with
arthritis.
1 in 250 children in the USA have arthritis and which means
that almost 300 thousand of the United States children below 18 years currently
have the disease.
Osteoarthritis which is the most common, has statistically
shown to currently have like 27million adults diagnosed of it.
Rheumatoid have like 1.5 million adults
Other forms of arthritis such as gout and fibromyalgia
account for over 11 million cases.
Signs and symptoms of arthritis:
i.
Pain in the joint area which will start with a
minimal pain and will start becoming worse over time especially during movement
ii.
Limited movement or lack of mobility
iii.
Stiffness of the joint which will impair
movement also. This always occur in the morning
iv.
Swelling around the infected joint area
v.
The inflamed place becomes reddened
vi.
Fever which is associated with autoimmune for of
arthritis
vii.
Weight loss
viii.
Loss of appetite
ix.
Autoimmune arthritis can also affect the lungs
and kidney which you would feel the symptoms associated with lung and kidney
diseases
How is arthritis diagnosed?
Early detection of the disease is very important as it will
help prompt treatment and preventing it from degenerating to a more dangerous
and severs one.
If your doctor or a rheumatologist wants to diagnose you,
first is that he would ask about all the symptoms that you are having and examine
the joints and if there is lack of proper movement while moving or there is a
type of deformity in the affected area.
Other tests are carried out such as the use of x-ray to see
in between joints to know if there are wears in the cartilages surrounding the
joints and if the joints have been bruised which might be resulting in pains.
Blood test, urinalyses are also done. This is to know if
some of the symptoms you are experiencing are not autoimmune based or not the rheumatoid
form of arthritis.
For complete and proper diagnosis to be ascertained for the
kind of arthritis that you are experiencing, the doctor might want to observe
you by visiting him for 1 or two other times more before placing you on strict
treatment. However, on your first visit, the doctor might give you quick pain relievers
to ease of your pains.
However, non-early detection of arthritis can increase the
chances of damages and disabilities that the reversal may be more expensive. I
have encountered a man whose own was not quickly detected, not until he became paralyzed and could not even work again. The solution is that, he has to go on
a plastic surgery or a type of surgery to make him walk again which is even
more expensive. It cost him not more than $13000. How many people can afford
that…?
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