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Arthritis

Arthritis is a general term that refers to many rheumatic diseases that can cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints and other connective tissues. The term arthritis literally means "joint inflammation." Arthritis can affect supporting structures such as muscles, tendons and ligaments, and may also affect other parts of the body. Rheumatoid arthritis often can include swelling in one or more joints, stiffness, recurring pain, tenderness in a joint, or a joint that is difficult to move.

Exercise and arthritis
It's not only possible, it can help.
Symptoms and tests for arthritis
Rheumatic conditions and means of diagnosis.
Treating arthritis with medication
Some of the various types of pain relievers available.
Common types of arthritis
Osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and more described.

There are more than 100 rheumatic diseases.
Over 40 million Americans have rheumatoid arthritis or some rheumatic condition.
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability among adults age 65 or older.
Rheumatoid arthritis occurs two to three times more in women than in men.
90% of both lupus and fibromyalgia sufferers are women.

My doctor diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis. My knees would just ache, I was so stiff. More

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