Arthritis tid bits

 Arthritis:   

Take the test:
1. Who painted this piece?

Answer: _______________

2.What arthritis was thought
to have afflicted this great painter?

Answer: _________________________________________

For the tid bits now....

• common in the elderly - osteoarthritis
• common in middle aged men - gout
• common in middle aged women - myofascial pain syndrome, fibromyalgia
• common in children - growing pains of childhood, juvenile idiopathic arthritis
• common in promiscuous males/females - infectious arthritis, reactive arthritis
• common among those with Turkish and Japanese descent - Behcet's Syndrome
• common among ethnic Chinese and European descent - ankylosing spondylitis

Watch for further posts on these conditions or look them up!