acute or chronic inflammation of a joint, often accompanied by pain and structural changes and having diverse causes, as infection, crystal deposition, or injury.
Exercise science experts can educate chronic disease patients about the ways physical activity can help manage their conditions—from reducing the pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis to increasing insulin sensitivity for diabetics.
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It’s also reputed to support our adrenal glands, relieve arthritis, and even fight tooth decay.
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Paralyzed by painful, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, she avoided the prevailing therapies of painkillers and bed rest.
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Some people believe this “hornet liquor” will ease the pain of arthritis, he explains.
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Hydroxychloroquine may continue to be sold in the United States for already FDA-approved purposes, such as for treating lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
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They say staying active can help ward off all kinds of health concerns as you get older, from obesity to arthritis.
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They also found a rate of arthritis in the 1.4 million recipients identical to the rate found in the general population.
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But new research shows it is indeed real, and may be the cause of asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, and more.
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Nightshades have been associated with arthritis, fibromyalgia, autoimmune conditions and headaches.
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High blood pressure and arthritis—working for Spin magazine!
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The third type of arthritis deformans is the chronic slow running type which involves many joints before the process is complete.
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Spondylal′gia, pain in the spine; Spondylī′tis, arthritis of a vertebra.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Arthritis deformans was supposed to be connected with rheumatism or with gout, or perhaps to be due to a combination of the two.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
In the dry, creaking forms of arthritis, the symptoms are relieved by introducing liquid vaseline into the joint.
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Hence, a joint inflammation is an inflammation of all of these structures, and is designated, arthritis.
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British Dictionary definitions for arthritis
arthritis
/ (ɑːˈθraɪtɪs) /
noun
inflammation of a joint or joints characterized by pain and stiffness of the affected parts, caused by gout, rheumatic fever, etcSee also rheumatoid arthritis
Derived forms of arthritis
arthritic (ɑːˈθrɪtɪk), adjective, noun
Word Origin for arthritis
C16: via Latin from Greek: see arthro-, -itis
usage for arthritis
Rather than talking about an arthritic or arthritics, it is better to talk about a person with arthritis and people with arthritis
Inflammation of a joint, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and stiffness, resulting from infection, trauma, degenerative changes, metabolic disturbances, or other causes.
Acute or chronic inflammation of one or more joints, usually accompanied by pain and stiffness, resulting from infection, trauma, degenerative changes, autoimmune disease, or other causes. See also osteoarthritisrheumatoid arthritis.