diagnosed diseases. Ranging from skeletal‚ muscular‚ pulmonary‚ neurological‚ integumentary‚ autoimmune‚ blood borne‚ etc. Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) is one of the many diseases pertaining to the skeletal system. You may have also heard of osteoarthritis‚ wear and tear arthritis‚ or degenerative arthritis. This is the most common type of arthritis. Degenerative joint disease is unique and dangerous. DJD can be caused by injury to a joint‚ or can silently develop over time. Over 27 million Americans
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NF-κB pathway‚ which reduces the synthesis of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Reducing COX-2 synthesis is important because COX-2 is an enzyme that causes inflammation and pain (Largo et al.‚ 2003). Both of these symptoms are common in patients with Osteoarthritis‚ a very common degenerative joint disease. This disease causes pain‚ stiffness‚ dysfunction and inflammation of the joint because it leads to the thinning/degradation of the cartilage surrounding the ends of the bone (Kean et al.‚ 2004). This
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Sjorgen’s syndrome Sjogren’s syndrome is a disease that causes dryness in your mouth and eyes. It can also lead to dryness in other places that need moisture‚ such as your nose‚ throat and skin. Most people who get Sjogren’s syndrome are older than 40. Nine of 10 are women. Sjogren’s syndrome is sometimes linked to rheumatic problems such as rheumatoid arthritis. Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease. If you have an autoimmune disease‚ your immune system‚ which is supposed to fight disease
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ARTHRITIS INDEX * Introduction * What is ARTHRITIS? * Symptoms of ARTHRITIS. * Causes of ARTHRITIS. * Types of ARTHRITIS. * Osteoarthritis * Gout & Pseudo gout * Rheumatoid arthritis & Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis. * Arthritis in Hand & Spine. * Treatment of ARTHRITIS * Home remedies. * Conclusion * Bibliography. Presented by
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arthritis is osteoarthritis. Unlike rheumatoid arthritis this type does not cause deformity. The human body contains over 130 joints and any one of them can be susceptible to osteoarthritis. It typically targets hands‚ knees‚ shoulders and hips and elbows resulting in moderate to severe joint pain. It is basically the breaking down of the cartilage between the bones of our joints. This causes the bones to rub together and the result being moderate to severe pain and stiffness. Osteoarthritis causes this
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replacements performed rising by 15 per cent last year from 59‚391 to 68‚300. Doctors predict that by 2010‚ suchoperations could cost the NHS almost pounds 1 billion per year. The average age for a total knee replacement is 70. Osteoarthritis‚ one of the four most common problems linked to obesity‚ is the major cause of surgery. Overweight and obese people are 24 per cent more likely to require knee surgery. About 68‚300 knee replacements were performed in the UK in 2002‚ costing the
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Research Vol. 64‚ No. 4‚ April 2012‚ pp 465– 474 DOI 10.1002/acr.21596 © 2012‚ American College of Rheumatology SPECIAL ARTICLE American College of Rheumatology 2012 Recommendations for the Use of Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Therapies in Osteoarthritis of the Hand‚ Hip‚ and Knee MARC C. HOCHBERG‚1 ROY D. ALTMAN‚2 KARINE TOUPIN APRIL‚3 MARIA BENKHALTI‚3 GORDON GUYATT‚4 JESSIE MCGOWAN‚3 TANVEER TOWHEED‚5 VIVIAN WELCH‚3 GEORGE WELLS‚3 AND PETER TUGWELL3 Guidelines and recommendations developed
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people with osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One maximal exercise capacity test and one 6-minute walking test were administered before and after a 12-week exercise program. It was found that the 6-minute walk test was sensitive to fitness changes and provided a valid method for assessing relative cardio respiratory fitness in people with arthritis (Troosters et al.‚ 1999; Harada et al.‚ 1999) as well as people with rheumatologic conditions such as knee or hip osteoarthritis. The 6MWT
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[pic][pic]A) Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease and osteoarthritis is caused by effects of aging. Feedback: correct [pic]B) Rheumatoid arthritis is caused by effects of aging and osteoarthritis is an autoimmune disease. [pic]C) Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are autoimmune diseases. [pic]D) Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are caused by effects of aging. [pic]E) Rheumatoid arthritis is a form of cancer and osteoarthritis is not. |Points Earned: |1.0/1.0 | |
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Arthritis is a condition that affects nearly 20% of adults in the United States.1 The term encompasses a number of specific conditions‚ including the most common: osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis leads to discomfort and joint pain‚ which may also contribute to harmful sedentary behaviors.1 The high prevalence of osteoarthritis has spurred many studies into how medication and lifestyle changes can relieve potentially persistent joint pain. One controversial aspect of arthritis research is the impact
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