Who Is Affected by Arthritis?

Is arthritis mostly found in older people or does it affect everyone?  Arthritis sufferers include children and adults as well as men and women.

There are approximately 350 million people worldwide with arthritis. Nearly 40 million persons in the United States are affected by arthritis.  Of these over a quarter million arthritis sufferers are children!  Approximately 2.1 million Americans suffer from rheumatoid arthritis.

Almost 60% of the Americans with arthritis are women. More than half of those with arthritis in America are under 65 years of age.

Thus arthritis affects both men and women as well as children, adults, and senior citizens.

What Are the Symptoms of Arthritis?

You have started having some joint pains, maybe some redness, is this arthritis?  What are the symptoms of arthritis and how will I know if I have arthritis?

The basic symptoms of arthritis include join pain and limited function of joints. A patient with arthritis may also have inflammation of the joints.

Arthritis is characterized by joint stiffness, redness, swelling, and warmth. The inflamed joint may have tenderness.

Will the arthritis symptoms affect any organs of the body that don't directly involve the joints? Yes, since many of the forms of arthritis are rheumatic diseases.  Thus there may be fever, gland swelling, fatigue, weight loss, or not feeling well.  There may even be symptoms from abnormalities of other organs such as the heart, lungs, or kidneys.

If you are having joint pain, joint redness, or stiffness of joints then see a profession physician to get help.

Welcome to the Arthritis Help 4 U blog

Welcome to the Arthritis Help 4 U blog. The purpose of this blog is to provide helpful information for arthritis suffers and their family or caregiver.

Arthritis is the inflammation of one or more joints, which results in pain, stiffness, swelling, and limited movement. There are well over 100 types of arthritis.

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