Arthritis
is inflammation of joints (shoulders, elbows, knees for example),
causing swelling, pain, warm joints,
with difficulty to move the joint due to pain and stiffness.
Rheumatism
includes arthritis conditions
and other diseases that cause
pain and swelling in parts of the body surrounding the joints
like
tendons, muscles, ligaments, skin and other connective tissues.
The arthritis doctor is sometimes consulted for numbness and paralysis, movement disorders like Parkinson's disease, and blood vessel (arteries and veins) disorders like varicose veins and blocked arteries. These conditions are generally caused by diseases of the nerves, blood vessels and brain, and not necessarily arthritis by themselves.
Some arthritis can also affect nerves, blood vessels and brain. A rheumatologist can see the difference.
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