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What is Arthritis? A Definition
from: Wendy OwenCopyright 2006 Wendy Owen
Arthritis is known to affect around forty percent of the
Americans and over fifty percent of the people globally. This is
one disease that is responsible for the maximum amount of pain
worldwide and thousands of dollars have been spent on pain
relief medications because of this.
Arthritis is one of the oldest diseases known to mankind which
could date back to thousands of years - in fact the Romans were
believed to have built the roman baths for therapeutic reasons
other than hygiene - as the hot water baths were used by ancient
Romans to ease the pains associated with arthritis.
The word 'arthritis' is a blend of the ancient Greek word
'arthron' which translated literally means 'joint' and the word
'it is' which means inflammation - the disease being
inflammation of the joint.
Arthritis is an autoimmune disease disorder, which causes
inflammation, pain and stiffness of the joints and connective
tissues. This may be accompanied by redness, swelling and warmth
of the joints, which are medically identified as signs of
inflammation of the joints.
Connective tissues are a set of supporting tissues for the
joints - typical examples of connective tissue being -
cartilages, tendons, ligaments and muscles. Arthritis is a wide
spectrum of disease conditions that include well over one
hundred diseases - predominantly those of 'Rheumatoid Arthritis'
which can occur at any age and 'Osteoarthritis ' which usually
occurs after sixty years of age.
Arthritis is an autoimmune disease that is known to occur due to
a disorder of the immune system and usually continues throughout
life with periods of remission (characterized by total absence
of disease symptoms) and exacerbation (with increasing severity
of disease). The disease is known to occur more often in women
as compared to men.
Arthritis is known to present in a variety of ways such as some
arthritic conditions are chronic while others are intermittent
such as Gout. The arthritic conditions are either inflammatory
or degenerative. The inflammatory form of arthritis is
characterized by the presence of swelling, redness and warmth of
the involved joints while the degenerative form of arthritis is
best identified as having a small element of inflammation and
being predominantly degenerative - which is best known for the
wearing out of the cartilages lining the joints.
Simply put, arthritis can be defines as any inflammation of the
joint and could either be chronic or short term in duration.
There is no simple cure for arthritis, however there are many
natural remedies available which can ease the severity of
arthritis symptoms and effect a repair on cartilage,
About the author:
Visit http://www.natural-arthritis-medication.com your resource
for information on natural remedies for arthritis. The author
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