Arthritis Research Paper

A shocking 22.7% of adults in the United States have doctor-diagnosed arthritis. That is 1 in 5 people over the age of 18.1 The word arthritis is a medical term that specifically refers to the inflammation of joints, but is commonly used as a collective term for over 100 rheumatic diseases and conditions that affect the joints. The two primary types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Although arthritis is often assumed to be a condition only affecting adults, it is not uncommon for children to be diagnosed with juvenile arthritis, which is extremely serious. Arthritis is a chronic disease, meaning anyone diagnosed with it will live with it for their entire life.
The goal of this report is to first, present a review
As Dr. Vanable puts it, “...stress can have quite a bit to do with having arthritis start because there are connections between stress and the immune system…trying to have as little stress as possible would help your chances of not developing arthritis even though you may have the genes to predispose.” Dr. Barton adds that “In rheumatoid arthritis there is something call the "shared epitope," which is found disproportionately among patients with RA compared to non-affected individuals. We know that people who smoke have an increased risk of getting RA - in people with the shared epitope who smoke, their risk is much, much higher than in non-smokers without the shared epitope.” Regarding race and gender, she says that “Native Americans are more likely to get rheumatoid arthritis, and women are again more likely to get rheumatoid arthritis than men (but in a ratio of 2:1 or 3:1). Autoimmune diseases, in general, tend to affect women more than
When asked, Dr. Barton explained what scientists know about how the body “chooses” the affected area. “We don't know exactly why certain organs are ‘chosen’ - but antibodies attack the self in any of these organs and cause disease.” Osteoarthritis, which is slightly more common than rheumatoid arthritis, is a serious disease in which protective cartilage and fluid inside the joints begin breaking down after years of usage. As a result, osteoarthritis is very common in older people but can also happen to obese people. The pain of osteoarthritis varies from person to person, ranging from mild to severe. In order to keep the inflammation down, regular doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are