Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Foot Contusion A foot contusion is a deep bruise to the foot. Contusions are the result of a blunt injury to tissues and muscle fibers under the skin. The injury causes bleeding under the skin. The skin overlying the contusion may turn blue, purple, or yellow. Minor injuries will give you a painless contusion, but more severe contusions may stay painful and swollen for a few weeks. CAUSES This condition is usually caused by a blow, trauma, or direct force to your foot, such as a heavy object…

(Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013). A defining characteristic of SLE is periods of exacerbations then relief, which can occur suddenly or over time. Common assessment finding of an individual with SLE include a butterfly rash on the face, alopecia, and arthritis of the small joints and knee (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013). As in SSc, Raynaud’s phenomenon may be evident in the fingers and toes. Osteonecrosis and muscle atrophy are common due to chronic steroid therapy used to treat lupus. Immune…

Rheumatoid arthritis is defined as, “a chronic systemic disease marked by inflammation of multiple synovial joints.” The inflammation within the articulations causes the synovial fluid inside the joints to harden making range of motion decrease significantly. Over time, if left unmonitored, the cartilage between the joints breaks down, causing permanent joint damage and deformity. There are an estimated 2 million people in the United States afflicted by rheumatoid arthritis with…

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that leads to stiffness and ache within the joints. On the other hand, osteoarthritis involves deterioration of the cartilage surrounding the joint. Osteoarthritis is rather normal among men and women of their mid forties and above. One other usual rationale for joint suffering is bursitis. Bursitis means the infection or the swelling of the bursae. Similarly, there are additional explanations for joint agony, which incorporate septic arthritis,…

Rheumatoid arthritis is disease, which is chronic in nature and causes severe inflammatory disorder that can affect more than the joints. It has the potential to damage essential components of our body like skin, eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels. It is a situation, which happens when the immune system of one’s body starts attacking its own tissues. The rheumatoid arthritis is a bit different from osteoarthritis in the fact it starts impacting the lining of one’s joints along with a…

Stem Cell Therapy For Rheumatoid Arthritis Prehan Iqbal San Jose State University Stem Cell Therapy For Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a seriously debilitating disease with over 1.6 million sufferers in the US (Pfizer, n.d.). RA is a disease where people have “pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints” (Pfizer, n.d.). Because of the high number of individuals affected by the disease and the severity of the disease, there is an urgency to find a cure for RA.…

Arthritis is an inflammation and swelling of the cartilage and lining of the joints, generally accompanied by an increase in the fluid in the joints. Arthritis is a disabling and occasionally crippling disease afflicting almost 40 million Americans. Although the prevalence of and pain associated with arthritis increases with age, all people from infancy to middle age have the potential to have the disease. Because the feet have 33 joints that can be afflicted by arthritis, and there is no way…

Early diagnosis and treatment of arthritis can help sufferers to improve their mobility and delay or get rid of the negative effects of arthritis. If diagnosed early, arthritis is a manageable condition. Do not let this joint disease restrict your enjoyment of life. You have the power to control your health and live a normal life despite having arthritis if you know the best ways of managing painful arthritis. Arthritis is the inflammation of joints and its surrounding tissues and it is the…

With rheumatoid arthritis, stiffness and ache in the joints takes place. This famous autoimmune disorder additionally impacts the tissues determined concerning the body, including the center, lungs, muscle groups, blood vessels, and dermis. Osteoarthritis is related to the…

chose was Arthritis. Arthritis is also called Joint Inflammation, Arthritis is a broad group of chronic joint diseases which causes inflammation, pain, swelling, redness, stiffness and loss of movement of the affected joints. People of all ages, sexes and races can and do have arthritis. More than 50 million adults and 300,000 children have some type of arthritis. Arthritis is most common among women and occurs more frequently as people get older. The contributing factors of arthritis age,…