Arthritis: types of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,osteoarthritis,arthritis symptoms

Arthritis: 

In Winter, especially elder people suffers with Arthritis. It is inflammation of smaller and bigger joint.It is a type of chronic disease.The common symptom of arthritis is stiffness (hardness). In winter, joint pain may occur due to less drinking of water due to which muscles get stretched early in the morning.People also suffer from mild grade fever during arthritis. There is a loss of function of the joints and pain is the common symptoms of arthritis.

Arthritis

Types of arthritis:

As Arthritis is a chronic disease seen in winter and can be classified in mainly four types:

1. Osteoarthritis

2.  Gout-arthritis

3. Rheumatoid-arthritis 

4. psoriatic-arthritis

1. Osteoarthritis:

It is commonly seen type of arthritis in senior people due to wear and tear of joints and due to deficiency of calcium and vitamin-D. There is an increase in body weight of patients suffering from this type of arthritis. It mainly concentrate to knee joint. 

2. Gout-arthritis:

In gout specially early in the morning, small joints of hands and feet. Gout is a arthritis disease in which the kidney fails to filter the uric acid which is a by-product of purine. Purine is natural substances found in some food.The uric acid level increases to 7 and accumulate in joints which then results in pain especially fingers and toes joint. Purine-rich food should be avoided during the winters. Non-veg food should be avoided to prevent gout. Garlic and ginger should be taken in daily diet which is helpful to arthritis people. Light-exercises and yoga should be done during gout. 

3. Rheumatoid-arthritis:

It is an auto-immune problem.Our body cells acts against the body. RA factor test is positive for the people suffering from Rheumatoid arthritis. It is found out-by elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) values. The early symptoms are fatigue, fever etc. The one who study and cures this arthritis is called as Rheumatologist.

rheumatoid arthritis

4. Psoriatic-arthritis:

As it is named, the patients suffer from psoriasis skin disease. It is also an auto-immune disease.The whole body of the patient gets swelling, joints get stiff, loss of movement of joints, mild fever. Prevention of arthritis is done only by taking vitamin-D and calcium in diet.Exercises like yoga helps to cure arthritis. Weight should be kept under control. Proper treatment should be taken after proper diagnosis from Doctor. 

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