December 1, 2007
Three Most Common Types Of Inflammatory Arthritis
By definition, ANY kind of arthritis refers to inflamed, painful joints, like the hips, hands and knees. But there are over 100 kinds of arthritis, so, (with apologies to George Orwell) doctors have decided that some inflammatory arthritis is more inflammatory than others. Let us look on them and then take some aspirin.
Rheumatiod Arthritis (RA)
This kind of inflammatory arthritis seems to be a disease of the immune system. Currently, it is not known why you get it, but at least it can be treated. You don't have to be a senior citizen to get RA. RA is a bit greedy