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In this series of articles, we will talk about Arthritis. Topics to cover are What is Arthritis?, the Different Types of Arthritis like Rheumatoid Arthritis,Osteoarthritis, How to deal with Arthritis Pain, Arthritis Symptoms or Symptoms of Arthritis, Treatment of Arthritis, Cost Price of Arthritis Treatment, etc.
Begining with the basics: What is Arthritis?
Arthritis is a word from Greek and means joint inflammation. However, the fact is that anyone suffering from Arthritis would know that the problem is not just limited to Joint Inflammation, instead, it is much more severe. Arthritis is a disease in which there is major damage to the body joints and there are a lot of conditions attached to the Arthritis Problem.

What are the different forms of Arthritis? & What are the cause for Arthritis?
There are several different forms of Arthritis and all these forms of Arthritis have a distinct cause. We are listing them below

 --Osteoarthritis: This form of Arthritis is the most common form. It is basically a joint disease which is degenerative in nature, i.e. degenrative to the joints. The cause for Osteoarthritis Arthritis is learnt to be one or more of the follwoing:

  --- a result of trauma to the joint

  --- infection of the joint,

  --- elderly age.

 --Rheumatoid Arthritis: This is another form of arthritis in which the body is learnt to attack its own self. Another similar form for this kind of arthritis is Psoriatic Arthritis.

 --Septic arthritis: is caused by joint infection. As we all know the word antiseptic, the septic arthritis results from infection to the joints.

 --Gouty Arthritis: This is the kind of Arthritis in which there is a deposit made in and around the joint. This deposit is usually of the uric acid crystals which may cause inflammation.
Some other similar forms are cause because of formation of rhomboid crystals of calcium pyrophosphate - though it is not very common. This gout formation is called as pseudogout.

One of the most important things about the various forms of Arthritis is that they all feature pain. Pain is common to all forms of Arthritis.

How is the Arthritis detected of diagnosed?
Arthritis requires some medical examinations and medical tests. Usually, the doctor of physician advice for having Blood tests and X-rays of the affected joints, to confirm the presence of Arthritis