How do you know if you have Arthritis

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How do you know if you have Arthritis?

• By Kristin Wallace

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Arthritis

• Definition joint inflammation which causes pain,
  stiffness, and swelling in the joints, such as
  the fingers, neck, back, hips, and knees.
• Used to describe more than 100 rheumatic diseases
  and conditions
• Arthritis can become a disabling and even
  crippling disease.
• 1 in 7 Americans have a form of Arthritis

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Types of Arthritis

• Osteoarthritis
• -the most common form of arthritis, is swelling
  of the joints caused by the wearing down of joint
  tissue and cartilage.

• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• - A long term inflammatory disease which
  appears in multiple joints. This could possibly
  lead to joint deformity and also affect other
  organs.

• Gout
• -Disease known by sudden, severe attacks of
  pain, redness, and tenderness in joints.

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• -Autoimmune disease in which the
  immune system produces antibodies to cells within
  the body leading to widespread inflammation and
  tissue damage

• Fibromyalgia
• -A syndrome which occurs mostly by
  muscular pains and fatigue

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Risk Factors

• Non-Preventable
• - Age Risk of getting any type of Arthritis
  increases with age
• - Gender More common in women, and Gout Is more
  common in men.
• - Genetic Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic
  lupus erythematous are more common in our genes.
• Preventable
• - Obesity Extra body fat can increase the
  development of knee arthritis.
• - Joint Injuries Injury or damage to a joint
  can cause the progress of osteoarthritis of that
  particular joint where the injury occurred.
• -Infection bacteria which can infect joints and
  potentially cause any type of arthritis.
• - Occupation Jobs involving knee bending
• could result in osteoarthritis of the knee.

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Percentage of Adults with Arthritis(2003)
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Treatments

• Medications acetaminophen and use of
  anti-inflammatory drugs
• Cortisone Injections
• Physical Therapy movement lubricates the
  joints, so you need to keep moving. Non-weight
  bearing activities are best like cycling or
  swimming as they place less stress on the joints.
  
• Surgery Most severe cases, joint replacement
  surgery is often recommended
• Low impact aquatic therapy decreases joint stress
  considerably.
• Natural Remedies

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Signs and Symptoms

• Pain
• Swelling
• Redness
• Limitation of motion
• Early morning Stiffness
• Warmth in Joint
• Unexplained Fever
• Low energy and fatigue
• Cracking sounds when moving joints
• Increased pain when weather changes

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Facts on Arthritis

• Women are almost twice as likely as men to have a
  medical condition of arthritis. The disease
  becomes more common for people after the age of
  45. Although, it is not a disease completely
  consisting of the older people, on the other
  hand, more than 300,000 children are also
  affected.
• It's the leading cause of absence of work.
  Consequently, more than 45 million work days are
  lost each year.
• The approximate yearly cost in lost work wages
  and
• medical bills is 65 billion, which is second
  to the
• amount of costs due to heart disease.
• Each year the amount of visits for a Arthritis
• patient is about eight.
• The estimated self-diagnosed and improperly
• self treated is about 6 million people.

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Types of Joints

• Synovial Fluids- a clear, sticky fluid near the
  synovial membrane
• Femur- the thigh bone
• Tibia- the shin bone
• Patella- the knee-cap
• Meniscus a curved part of the cartilage in the
  knees and other joints.

• Cartilage- at the joint, bones are covered with
  cartilage
• Synovial Membrane- uses synovial fluid to
  lubricate around the joint
• Ligaments- tough, elastic bands of connective
  tissue
• Tendons- muscles that control movement of joint
• Bursas- fluid filled sacs, between bones,
  ligaments, and other areas

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Just 3 Easy Steps to Help Your Arthritis

• Step 3 Make a diet plan or choose from food
  pyramid.

• Step 1 Get a Diagnosis

Step 2 Start a workout program or exercise
routine. (Flexibility, Strength, and
Cardiovascular)