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What Is Arthritis and How It Is Treated_

Osteoarthritis: This is the most important and most common type of arthritis and it affects the articular cartilage of the joint specifically the knee joint. Tibia, femur, and patella move over each other smoothly because of articular cartilage. After cartilage damage, the knee movement becomes jerky with a feeling of pain while moving the knee. Osteoarthritis mainly affects the large joints of the body.

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What Is Arthritis and How It Is Treated_

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  1. What Is Arthritis and How It Is Treated? If your age is over 45 and you have pain in your knees, then you should know about arthritis because the reason for your pain may be Arthritis.What is Arthritis? In arthritis patients experience pain in the joint and there is swelling. In advanced disease conditions, the pain is so severe that it becomes difficult even to perform normal routine daily activities. The patient is unable to perform even simple activities like getting up from a sitting position, walking for a small distance, walking up the stairs, etc.

  2. How many types of arthritis are there? ● Osteoarthritis: This is the most important and most common type of arthritis and it affects the articular cartilage of the joint specifically the knee joint. Tibia, femur, and patella move over each other smoothly because of articular cartilage. After cartilage damage, the knee movement becomes jerky with a feeling of pain while moving the knee. Osteoarthritis mainly affects the large joints of the body. Rheumatoid arthritis: It is different from osteoarthritis. It affects the small joints of the body and causes swelling and pain. The immunity decreases and patients feel severe pain. ●

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