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Arthritis:

Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a group of conditions where there is damage caused to the joints of the body. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people older than fifty-five years.

There are many different forms of arthritis, each has a different cause. The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) follows trauma to the joint, after an infection of the joint or resulting from aging. Furthermore, emerging evidence suggests that abnormal anatomy might contribute to the early development of osteoarthritis. Other arthritis forms are rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, which are autoimmune diseases wherein the body attacks itself. Septic arthritis is caused by joint infection. Gouty arthritis is caused by deposition of uric acid crystals in the joint, subsequently inflaming it. Additionally, there is an uncommon form of gout caused by the formation of rhomboid crystals of calcium pyrophosphate. This gout is known as pseudogout.

It may come as a surprise to many, but some forms of arthritis occur after bouts with intestinal infections. In addition, Dutch scientists recently reported that chronic arthritis might have a bacterial connection. In fact, if you suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease, your disease may have been triggered by a prior infection that may have overstimulated immune responses, which in this scenario need suppressing.

What you should know about muscular skeletal conditions

A top-down view of skeletal muscleSkeletal muscle is a type of striated muscle, usually attached to the skeleton. Skeletal muscles are used to create movement, by applying force to bones and joints; via contraction. They generally contract voluntarily (via somatic nerve stimulation), although they can contract involuntarily through reflexes. The whole muscle is wrapped in a special type of connective tissue, epimysium.

Muscle cells (also called fibers) have an elongated, cylindrical shape, and are multinucleated (in vertebrates and flies). The nuclei of these muscles are located in the peripheral aspect of the cell, just under the plasma membrane, which vacates the central part of the muscle fiber for myofibrils. (Conversely, when the nucleus is located in the center it is considered a pathologic condition known as centronuclear myopathy.)

Skeletal muscles have one end (the "origin") attached to a bone closer to the centre of the body's axis and this is often but not always a relatively stationary bone (such as the scapula) and the other end (the "insertion") is attached across a joint to another bone further from the body's axis (such as the humerus). Contraction of the muscle causes the bones to rotate about the joint and the bones to move relative to one another (such as lifting of the upper arm in the case of the origin and insertion described here).

There are several different ways to categorize the type of skeletal muscle. One method uses the type of protein contained in myosin (one of the important proteins that is responsible for the ability of muscle to contract). Using this classification scheme, there are two major types of fibers for skeletal muscles: Type I and Type II. Type I fibers appear reddish. They are good for endurance and are slow to tire because they use oxidative metabolism. Type II fibers are whitish; they are used for short bursts of speed and power, and use both oxidative metabolism and anaerobic metabolism depending on the particular sub-type, and are therefore quicker to tire. CLICK HERE FOR PRODUCT VIEWING



Types of arthritis Primary forms of arthritis:

Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid arthritis Septic arthritis Gout and pseudogout Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Still's disease Ankylosing spondylitis

Secondary to other diseases:

Lupus erythematosus Henoch-Schönlein purpura Psoriatic arthritis Reactive arthritis Haemochromatosis Hepatitis Wegener's granulomatosis (and many other vasculitis syndromes) Lyme disease Familial Mediterranean fever Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D with recurrent fever TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome Inflammatory bowel disease (Including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis)

Diseases that can mimic arthritis include:

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy Multiple myeloma

Osteoporosis

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Treatment:

Treatment options vary depending on the type of arthritis and include physical and occupational therapy, lifestyle changes (including exercise and weight control), and medications (symptomatic or targeted at the disease process causing the arthritis). Arthroplasty (joint replacement surgery) may be required in eroding forms of arthritis.

In general, studies have shown that physical exercising of the affected joint can have noticeable improvement in terms of long-term pain relief. Furthermore, exercising of the arthritic joint is encouraged to maintain the health of the particular joint and the overall body of the person.

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