There are over 100 types of arthritis disease and every one of them afflict people the same way … Pain, Inflamation and stiffness in the joints. Joint pain is Prevalent in all forms of arthritis. However, the seriousness of the joint pain, the duration of the joint pain and degree of the joint pain vary from one type of arthritis to another.
The two most prevalent types of arthritis include Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, in which joint cartilage is destroyed. Bony outgrowths or bone spurs as they are commonly known are found in many cases of Osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis is usually found in people over the age of 55. That is why most people say it is an ‘aged disease’ of the joints. Osteoarthritis is mostly common in the hands, feet, spine, hips and knees of victims.
Rheumatoid arthritis patients experience white blood cells in the synovial membrane dividing, growing and multiplying. These produce inflammation of the joint capsule and synovial membrane, loss of space in the synovial cavity, pain and stiffness in the joint. If there are no arthritis treatments or relief, this may lead to cartilage destruction.
Apart from these types of arthritis, another type of arthritis that commonly affects people is “Inflammatory Arthritis”. Severe inflammation of the joints and tendons is common in this type of arthritis.
This is by and large characterized by the swelling up and inflammation of the synovial membrane – thereby inducing terrible pain and stiffness in the joints of the sufferers. The joints of Inflammatory arthritis sufferers look red and are warm to the touch. Sufferers need relief from the constant pain of arthritis.
In most countries arthritis treatments are very important, especially so in the USA as arthritis is the #1 physical disability. There are an estimated total number of 43 million Americans – 16 percent of the population, suffering from one form of arthritis or the other.
Adults are not the only ones who need relief through arthritis treatments, children also require pain relief and treatment. Somewhere in the region of 290,000 children suffer from arthritis in the United States alone. Relief from arthritis pain and effective treatment is more important for children as their tolerance to pain is a lot lower than adults. Unlike adults who can endure joint pains to a great degree, children cannot and therefore need arthritis relief as soon as the problem starts.
