Arthritis treatment in Delhi.
Types of Arthritis
There are more than 100 types of Arthrits but common ones are-
Osteoarthritis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Types of Arthritis
There are more than 100 types of Arthrits but common ones are-
Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It can affect both the larger and the smaller joints of the body, including the hands, wrists, feet, back, hip, and knee.
- The disease is essentially one acquired from daily wear and tear of the joint; however, osteoarthritis can also occur as a result of injury.
- Osteoarthritis begins in the cartilage and eventually causes the two opposing bones to erode into each other. Initially, the condition starts with minor pain during activities, but soon the pain can be continuous and even occur while in a state of rest.
- The pain can be debilitating and prevent one from doing some activities. Osteoarthritis typically affects the weight-bearing joints, such as the back, spine, and pelvis.
- osteoarthritis is most commonly a disease of the elderly. More than 30 percent of women have some degree of osteoarthritis by age 65.
- Risk factors for osteoarthritis include prior joint trauma, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle.
- Rheumatoid arthritis is a disorder in which the body's own immune system starts to attack body tissues. The attack is not only directed at the joint but to many other parts of the body.
- In rheumatoid arthritis, most damage occurs to the joint lining and cartilage which eventually results in erosion of two opposing bones.
- Rheumatoid arthritis often affects joints in the fingers, wrists, knees and elbows. The disease is symmetrical (appears on both sides of the body) and can lead to severe deformity in a few years if not treated. Rheumatoid arthritis occurs mostly in people aged 20 and above. In children, the disorder can present with a skin rash, fever, pain, disability, and limitations in daily activities.
- Often, it is not clear why the rheumatoid arthritis occurred. With earlier diagnosis and aggressive treatment, many individuals can lead a decent quality of life.
- The drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis range from corticosteroids to monoclonal antibodies given intravenously.
Gout
- Gout is caused by deposition of uric acid crystals in the joint, causing inflammation.
- There is also an uncommon form of gouty arthritis caused by the formation of rhomboid crystals of calcium pyrophosphate known as pseudogout.
- In the early stages, the gouty arthritis usually occurs in one joint, but with time, it can occur in many joints and be quite crippling. The joints in gout can often become swollen and lose function. Gouty arthritis can become particularly painful and potentially debilitating when gout cannot successfully be treated.
- When uric acid levels and gout symptoms cannot be controlled with standard gout medicines that decrease the production of uric acid (e.g., allopurinol, febuxostat) or increase uric acid elimination from the body through the kidneys (e.g., probenecid), this can be referred to as refractory chronic gout or RCG.
- Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton, with variable involvement of peripheral joints and nonarticular structures.
- AS is one of the seronegative spondyloarthropathiesand has a stronggenetic predisposition.
- The most common symptom of AS is low back pain.It mainly affects joints in the spine and the sacroiliac joint in the pelvis. In severe cases, complete fusion and rigidity of the spine can occur.
- "Bamboo spine" develops when the outer fibers of the fibrous ring of the Intervertebral discs ossify, which results in the formation of marginal syndesmophytes between adjoining vertebrae.
- AS typically begins in the second or third decade of the person's life and tends to occur more often in males.