Arthritis and You

Contains current and updated facts about rheumatic diseases for the lay. Myths and falacies about arthritis abound, so check out this site for evidence-based dicussions on arthritis and rheumatism! Disclaimer: "The site and the information contained herein is made available by the author for educational purposes only. The reader acknowledges that this information is not intended to provide medical advice or replace the competent medical advice from his/her physicians."

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Some facts about arthritis

Did you know that...

... that there are more than 100 different kinds of arthritis?

... of these 100 different kinds, only 1 is caused by uric acid -rich foods?

... that children can have arthritis?

... some arthritis develop after having infections

tonsillitis, diarrhea and sexually transmitted diseases?

2 comments:

AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:02 PM
Wow, more than a hundred kinds of arthritis! May I ask what are the ones most commonly found in diabetes? Thanks.
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UnknownFebruary 19, 2011 at 10:33 PM
Hi openid. Thank you for the interest.
Among diabetics, hand rheumatism consisting of pain in the palm and stiffness of fingers, with clicking of the involved fingers when flexed and extended ("trigger finger")is quite common. When several of fingers are involved, the fingers may assume the "prayer sign", or difficulty of fully extending or stretching the fingers and putting one hand and all fingers fully flat against the other hand.
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