Chronic Disease & Injury
Arthiritis
Arthritis involves the breakdown of cartilage. Cartilage normally protects a joint, allowing it to move smoothly. Cartilage also absorbs shock when pressure is placed on the joint, such as when you walk. Without the normal amount of cartilage, the bones rub together, causing pain, swelling (inflammation), and stiffness. There are over 100 different types of arthritis.
Joint inflammation may result from:
- An autoimmune disease (the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue)
- Broken bone
- General "wear and tear" on joints
- Infection, usually by bacteria or virus
Resources
- Arthritis-Chronic Pain and Mental Health
- A Quick Guide for Behavioral Health Professionals
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- Osteoarthritis (OA)
- Gout
Symptoms:
Arthritis causes joint pain, swelling, stiffness, and limited movement. Symptoms can include:
- Joint pain
- Joint swelling
- Reduced ability to move the joint
- Redness of the skin around a joint
- Stiffness, especially in the morning
- Warmth around a joint
Prevention of Arthritis:
Treatment:
Toolkit
- Arthritis Foundation
- Exercising with Arthritis
- Arthritis Exercises
- Arthritis - CDC
- Arthritis At A Glance 2012
- Arthritis and Diabetes
- Arthritis Answers
- Arthritis Health
- Assess Your Joint Health
- Fibromyalgia Fact Sheet
- Fibromyalgia
- Fibromialgia Espanol
- Gout
- Lupus Fact Sheet
- Lupus
- Lupus Espanol
- Osteoarthritis Risk Assessment Tool
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoartritis Espanol
- Handout on Health: Osteoarthritis NIH
- ¿Qué es la osteoartritis?
- Osteopororis and Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Artritis Reumatoidea
- Rheumatoid Arthritis and Your Body
- Sjogren’s Syndrome
- Healthfinder.gov Resources on: Arthritis
- Recursos de salud: Artritis
- Healthfinder.gov Resources on: Fibromyalgia