| People that have joint pain will say that they have | | | | joints to the wear that your cartilage goes through. If |
| arthritis. This may or may not be the case. The pain | | | | you have a few of these happening at the same time, |
| could be caused by something else. You could be sick | | | | you are part of a chronic illness that is the most |
| and have the flu and ache all over. | | | | common in the U.S. |
| The thing is, arthritis does not discriminate due to age. | | | | There are many things that can cause this |
| Anyone can have this condition. I know, my cousin has | | | | inflammation of the joints. |
| been suffering from it since we were kids. We are | | | | You could have sustained an injury playing sports, |
| both the same age. We played each other in football | | | | around the house or at work. You could also acquire it |
| when we were in High School. His joints hurt him then. | | | | from having an infection or from it being passed down |
| He had a knee replacement due to arthritis at age 46. | | | | through family genes. |
| Lets take a look at what this thing is exactly. | | | | Some of the signs that you have arthritis are pain and |
| This condition is a swelling of the joints. Joints are | | | | limited movement in your joints. Your joints may be |
| where two separate bones meet. These joints are | | | | sore, red and tender. They may also feel warm. |
| what allows up to move. | | | | Some secondary effects can be weight loss, swelling |
| There are different types of this condition. In fact, the | | | | of your glands and feeling tired along with other things. |
| number of different types is growing all the time. Now | | | | Understanding what the symptoms of arthritis are can |
| there are well over 100 variations of this. | | | | help you determine if, in fact, your should get checked |
| You can have arthritis from the inflammation of your | | | | out to see if you actually have this disease. |