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Arthritis is a progressive inflammatory condition caused when the soft muscles in the joints become inflamed, severely restricting the movement of the joint and causing a lot of pain and discomfort. In older people, who are most susceptible to this condition, arthritis is the leading cause of res...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic joint inflammation. Learn about causes, symptoms, stages, treatments, medications, prognosis, complications, and prevention.
Arthritis, inflammation of the joints and its effects, the most common forms of which are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease of an inflammatory nature that is characterized by changes in the articular cartilage, the presence of fibrillation area, and cracking and thickening of the subcondral bone [1]. It is considered as the most common form of arthritis [2...
Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis If joint pain and inflammation become unbearable or joints are severely damaged, you might need surgery to replace or repair joints. Some surgeries earlier in the course of RA might help limit joint damage. But because modern drugs work well for many people, surge...
If these treatments are not effective, see your GP for further advice and treatments, such as prescribed medications and in extreme cases, surgery. What is the difference between arthritis and osteoarthritis? Arthritis refers to a group of conditions that cause inflammation, pain and stiffness of ...
Early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA)Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)Quantitative assessmentSynovitisTenosynovitisClinical correlationIn ERA patients, quantitative assessment of inflammation on MRI correlated better with clinical parameters than semi-quantitative assessment. Relative change during treatment yielded the ...
Treatments for osteoarthritisgenerally can help relieve pain and stiffness, but the disease may continue to get worse. The same was true forrheumatoid arthritisin the past, buttreatmentsare now able to slow or stop the progression of arthritis damage. ...