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Arthritis usually means pain in the joints but it is a disease of the muscles and the bones so there could also be swelling and pain all over. Cartilage is a dense, living, tissue covering the ends of bones, protecting them from abrasion as the joint bones rub against each other. Therefore, because of this, cartilage has the exact same needs as the other glands and organs; cartilage cells are referred to as Chondrocytes. Like in the case of all living cells, chondrocytes die and are replaced.

The body can handle only a certain amount of cartilage cell replacement when there is inflammation the cartilage cells need much faster replacement which sometimes cannot be handled by the body. This is more so if the body is undernourished and lacks the required nutrients to repair or the joint has suffered an injury. The joints become deformed that causes hindrance in the day to day tasks. Generally, arthritis can be treated with physical therapy, medication, and changes to the lifestyle the individual is used to living. Health care providers use joint replacement surgery as their last resort, once they have tried all of the less intrusive interventions to try and relieve the discomfort.

Arthritis is divided into two main categories, i.e. localized and generalized depending on areas affected; it is further subdivided into sub-categories. One of the sub-categories is localized conditions which only affect the soft tissue that surrounds the bones or joints, and is used to relate to conditions like tendonitis or bursitis. A sub category of localized conditions is when only one or two joints are affected like the hip or the knee. Generalized conditions involve a sub category where there is no swelling or inflammation but the muscle and soft tissue are affected. This condition does not indicate joint damage.

The second one is known to include all of the conditions that involve inflammation that affects the whole body. Rheumatoid arthritis, gout and psoriatic arthritis come under this category. The other kinds of arthritis are vasculitis (any organ); polymyositis (muscles); and systemic lupus erythematosus (skin, kidneys, or other organs).

46 million adults and 300,000 children are approximately affected in the United States with one or more of the 100 different medical arthritic conditions. Osteoarthritis is a condition mostly noticed in adults over 60 years, however, it can start at infancy too. As the population within America ages, the number of individuals that are suffering from arthritis is constantly increasing.

S. and costs over 124 billion dollars a year in medical care and indirect expenses. Osteoarthritis can easily be prevented by following few easy steps: consume more fresh fruits and vegetables that are rich in vitamin c and vitamin d and also maintain appropriate weight. There should also be sufficient calcium intake, 1000-1500mg per day for adults; in addition regular, moderate exercise can help preventing sports injuries that can aggravate a condition.

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