DO YOU HAVE ARTHRITIS?

Arthritis symptoms Arthritis is one of the most common ailments among the American population, causing people great pain and suffering. It is a disease approaching epidemic proportions, affecting approximately 350 million people worldwide and nearly one-third of the adult population of the United States in some form. Ranging from slight joint stiffness at one end of the spectrum to crippling, debilitating pain at the other, it is generally accepted to be the leading cause of movement limitation and disability. Arthritis has been around for so many centuries that it is considered by most people to be a part of growing old or a consequence of physical injury. Arthritis is in fact a far more complex disease than is generally known. Arthritis deserves and receives a great deal of research and medical attention. There are hundreds of drugs, procedures, and medical aids and devices directed at coping with the many manifestations of arthritis.

Arthritis is a degenerative disease of the joints. Literally meaning inflammation of one or more joints, any area of the body where two bones meet, it causes pain, stiffness, swelling, and throbbing on a daily basis, all of which contribute to the further destruction of joints. Along with joint inflammation, arthritis is frequently accompanied by joint pain, referred to as arthralgia. When cartilage becomes worn, exposed bones can rub together causing these painful symptoms. Osteoarthritis and arthritis can affect any joint, including those throughout the spine. Are you willing to take that chance?... read more