General Arthritis
What is arthritis?
Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints. It can affect one joint or multiple joints
What are 2 common symptoms of arthritis?
Joint pain, stiffness, and swelling are the most common symptoms of arthritis. Your range of motion may also decrease, and you may experience redness of the skin around the joint.
How is arthritis diagnosed?
By a physician
The risk of developing arthritis (increases/decreases) with age
What is increases
Arthritis
How many types of arthritis are there?
There are more than 100 different types of arthritis, with different causes and treatment methods.
What are symptoms of RA?
In the case of RA, you may feel tired or experience a loss of appetite due to the inflammation the immune system’s activity causes. You may also become anemic — meaning your red blood cell count decreases — or have a slight fever.
When treating arthritis, what is the main goal?
The main goal of treatment is to reduce the amount of pain you’re experiencing and prevent additional damage to the joints.
Arthritis is most common in what gender?
What is women
what is something you do weekly or more to strengthen your physical ability
physical therapy
What in one of the two most common types of arthritis?
Two of the most common types are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Which form of arthritis is an autoimmune disorder?
A common form of arthritis, RA, is an autoimmune disorder. It occurs when your body’s immune system attacks the tissues of the body. These attacks affect the synovium, a soft tissue in your joints that produces a fluid that nourishes the cartilage and lubricates the joints.
What types of medication can treat arthritis?
A number of different types of medication treat arthritis: analgesics, NSAIDS, menthol or capsaicin creams, and immunosuppressants.
Name two modifiable risk factors for arthritis
What is being obese/overweight. Joint injury or infection. Surgery on a joint. Working a job that requires repetitive movements.
The most popularly replaced joint because of arthritis is...
What is the knee?
Who can develop arthritis?
Arthritis is most commonly seen in adults over the age of 65, but it can also develop in children, teens, and younger adults.
can arthritis only effect adults
no While it's more common in older adults, arthritis can also affect children and younger adults.
What lifestyle habits can reduce the risk of developing OA?
Weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight reduce the risk of developing OA and can reduce symptoms if you already have it.
How does obesity increase one's risk for arthritis?
What is causes increased trauma and pressure to the joints. Also causes micro tears from constantly having to carry more weight.
When to apply ice or heat with osteoarthritis
What is ice for inflammation, heat for stiffness
how many adults in the US are effected by arthritis
about 54 million adults
Which arthritis causes high levels of uric acid?
What is gout
How does hydrotherapy benefit arthritis patients exercising?
What is helps to take weight off of infected joints, particularly knees, so that strengthening exercise can be done with minimal pain.
Arthritis can be a common problem with jobs that have_____
What is repetitive motions
Three places you can get arthritis.
What is hips, knees, spine, fingers, wrist, shoulders? Any joint!