Obesityis a risk factor forosteoarthritisof the knee.Smokingis a risk factor forrheumatoid arthritis. What Are Home Remedies for Knee Pain? In treating many types of knee pain, a common goal is to break the inflammatory cycle. The inflammatory cycle starts with an injury. After an injury, in...
Inflammation is your body's response to an injury or illness, or to the perception of one. When it's acute, you might have redness and swelling for a few days as your body activates white blood cells to combat the problem. Chronic inflammation can last months or years. In some cases, ...
Severeosteoarthritisin the hips Weak hands and feet Barrel-chested appearance Diastrophic dysplasia.A rare form of dwarfism, diastrophic dysplasia occurs in about one in 100,000 births. People who have it tend to have shortened forearms andcalves(this is known as mesomelic shortening). ...