Arthritis: Even Cavemen May Have Suffered From Arthritis

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The Greek words �arthro� which means joint and �itis� indicating inflammation combined together form the word arthritis. It refers to a certain group of conditions where some damage is caused to the joints of the body.
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Major cause of disability

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It is well known that a major cause of disability in people aged 65 and over is arthritis. There is much arthritis information available, especially regarding the various forms of arthritis, each having different causes. When the body attacks itself it is believed to be rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis is autoimmune diseases that cause such attacks to be made, according to arthritis information available. When the joint gets infected one may think of it as being septic arthritis and when there are deposits of uric acid crystal in the joint with subsequent inflammation one may think of it as being gouty arthritis as explained from available arthritis information sources. However, osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis which is a degenerative joint disease that may take place when there has been a trauma to the joint that is consequent to an infection of the joint or simply a result of aging.
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Pain Is The Common Factor In All Forms Of Arthritis

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According to recent available arthritis information, all arthritides have pain though patterns of pain may vary and osteoarthritis is at its worst at night or after taking rest. According to available arthritis information, rheumatoid arthritis occurs in the mornings and elderly people as well as children may not be able to move freely or in some cases they may not be in a position to use the affected limbs, especially in the case of children.
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Furthermore, arthritis information classifies arthritis into different types and the primary forms include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, gout as well as pseudgout, juvenile arthritis, Still�s disease, and Ankylosing spondylitis. In addition, there are also secondary cases of arthritis that are in conjunction to other diseases that includes systemic lupus erythematosus, Henoch-Schonlein purpura as well as psoriatic arthritis.
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Arthritis in Greek and Roman literature

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There is enough arthritis information available that points to the fact that arthritis has plagued mankind for millennia and there are references to it in Greek as well as Roman literature and it is even suspected that the cavemen of yore were also afflicted by arthritis.
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It is hard to believe that nowadays almost one in every six persons is affected by arthritis, more than one third of all families. That would add up to more than 43 million Americans fallen victim to arthritis.

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