Arthritis

The word 'arthritis' means 'inflammation of joints'. It comes from two Greek words, athron importance joints and its importance inflammation. It is a chronic disease process. In the early stages, the whole body is generally involved and one or two joints may become completely deformed, leaving the patient handicapped and somewhat weakened.
Arthritis assumes different forms, the most frequent being osteroarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Inflammation is the main feature of arthritis, which is a reaction of the joint tissues to some form of hurt or injury. Oesteroarthritis Osteroarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which generally occurs in the older age-group. It results from structural changes in the articular cartilage in the joints, generally those which are weight-bearing such as the spine and knees. Read more...