Arthritis

Apart from the HIV, arthritis is one of the deadly diseases in the world. This is the disease that has claimed many lives in the United States and elsewhere. Millions of dollars have been spent in combating this deadly disease, but still no permanent solution. If you or a loved one have this disease, you need to be aware that it is not the end of the world yet.

Many people like you having the same problem have been able to continue living their normal lives, while battling with this disease. It is a disease that you can recover from if detected early enough. An early treatment will prolong your life or that of your loved one.

Arthritis is a disease that is common in joints. Arthritis as a term derives its meaning from the Greek word "arthron" and "itis". The former means joint while the latter means inflammation. It is not just a single disease but a combination of several other diseases that affect your joints.

Actually, it combines different diseases. Some of these various diseases associated with arthritis involve inflammation of the joint, while others do not. Some of these different diseases are osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, pseudo-gout, ankylosing spondylitis, polymyalgia rheumatica, psoriatic arthritis, etc.

Though presently there is no known cure for this disease, researches are still being carried out in order to find a cure. It is advisable that you contact a reputable and reliable physician for treating arthritis.

These professionals are more experienced than you. Their timely advice can help elongate your life or that of your loved one battling with arthritis. Though many people out there are scared of visiting a physician, it is advisable that you do so; as it might be the saving grace.

You must watch out for the arthritis symptoms early enough to know when to begin receiving treatment for arthritis. As soon as you detect any early symptoms of arthritis, it is recommended that you seek immediate help and assistance of a professional rheumatologist who will be in the best position to help you with the needed treatment.

Arthritis might not be far away from you if:

- you are having persistent pain in your joints

- there is swelling in one or more of your joints

- you have persistent low back pain

Arthritis is a disease that is most common with women. This is not to say that the men folks are exempted but the rate among women is more than that of the men.

Also, it has been discovered to be prevalent among older people.

However, there are other types of arthritis that affects the younger ones as well.

In other words, no age range is spared by arthritis.

As mentioned earlier, there is presently no known cure for this deadly disease.

You are therefore advised to seek urgent medical attention when you discover that you or your loved one is experiencing any symptoms of arthritis.