Arthritis affects over 37,000,000 Americans, one in every seven people.

The joints of the body are the site of much of the action in arthritis. Many types of arthritis show signs of joint inflammation: swelling, stiffness, tenderness, redness or warmth. These joint symptoms may be accompanied by weight loss, fever or weakness. When these symptoms last for more than two weeks, inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis may be the cause. Joint inflammation may also be caused by infection, which can lead to septic arthritis. Degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis) is the most common type of arthritis; joint inflammation is not a prominent feature of this condition. While normal joints can support a vast amount of use, mechanical abnormalitie of a joint make it susceptible to degeneration.

Here is a list of some types of Arthritis and Arthritic Conditions.

  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Arthritis with bowel disease
  • Back pain
  • Behcet's Disease
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Children's arthritis
  • Crystal deposition disease
  • Degenerative joint disease
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Gout
  • Infectious arthritis
  • Juvenile arthritis
  • Lyme disease
  • Lupus erythematosus
  • Marfan syndrome
  • Myositis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta
  • Osteonecrosis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Pagets Disease
  • Polyarteritis
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica
  • Polymyositis
  • Pseudogout
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
  • Reiter's syndrome
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjogren's syndrome

Arthritis usually causes stiffness, pain and fatigue The severity varies from person to person, and even from day to day. In some people, only a few joints are affected and the impact may be small. In other people, the entire body system may be affected. Arthritis is usually chronic. This means it could last on and off for as long as a lifetime.