| Arthritis pain can be different for some people, so | | | | The joints can become swollen and red, which limits |
| some might suffer greatly from arthritis while others | | | | your movement. If you experience pain from |
| will only have mild pain. Doctors will try to find out | | | | something you do every day (such as something |
| about the intensity of your pain in order to prescribe | | | | related to your job, sitting at the computer or a |
| you the proper medication and treatment. The pain | | | | machine, or related to a hobby such as knitting or |
| from arthritis is primarily due to joint inflammation, and | | | | crocheting), then changing the repetitiveness of that |
| for many people the pain can be chronic, possibly | | | | activity will help to diminish your arthritis symptoms. |
| lasting anywhere from weeks to months, or years... or | | | | Joint replacement may be necessary in some |
| even for the rest of one's life. | | | | extreme cases. Replacing the joint is the process of |
| Arthritis in the foot will occur less frequently than in the | | | | removing your entire joint, as well as any tissue that is |
| hip or knee. The ankle is less often involved with | | | | damaged, and replacing it with a metal prosthesis. The |
| osteoarthritis and is most likely to be involved with | | | | prosthesis offers the patient with much needed relief |
| inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Foot | | | | from any chronic pain. For smaller joints, then a |
| arthritis is also commonly involved with conditions that | | | | preferable surgery option is joint fusion. Unfortunately, |
| result after an injury. | | | | fusion can sacrifice movement in these smaller joints. |