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Health condition
Individuals with arthritis experience pain, fatigue and other
symptoms that can affect the way they live their lives. Arthritis
causes pain, warmth, redness or swelling in these areas. Rheumatic
diseases usually affect joints, tendons, ligaments, bone and muscles,
but some can also affect internal organs. By impairing just one
joint, it can change the daily activities of a person in an effort
to reduce further damage or to lessen the pain. People may not
be able to attend to their usual activities, which can affect
the overall well-being of a person. For these reasons, it is important
to diagnose and treat arthritis early.
There are more than 100 types of arthritis, therefore
symptoms differ for each type. These are some more commons symptoms
of arthritis:
· Swelling in one or more joints
· Stiffness around the joints that lasts for at least 1
hour in the early morning
· Constant or recurring pain or tenderness in a joint
· Difficulty using or moving a joint normally
· Warmth and redness in a joint
Pain is the way your body tells you that something
is wrong. Most kinds of arthritis cause pain in your joints. You
might have trouble moving around. Some kinds of arthritis can
affect different parts of your body. So, along with the arthritis,
you may:
· Have a fever
· Lose weight
· Have trouble breathing
· Get a rash or itch
These symptoms may also be signs of other illnesses.
Arthritis can strike at any age. It hurts the joints,
where two bones meet. It damages the joints and makes them stiff
and painful. Sometimes it's so bad it can cripple a person.
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