The body's joints are lined with cartilage, which helps protect and cushion them. Sometimes the cartilage gets damaged, either by physical stress or from an abnormal immune response. When this happens, the bones in the joint grind on each other,...
Various physical therapies seem to work well when it comes to pain management for arthritis-related back pain or back pain in general. Moderate exercise, including yoga and tai chi, are also a great help for certain individuals. Finding a way to...
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, also known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or juvenile chronic arthritis, is the most common form of pediatric arthritis that occurs in children and youth before the age of 16, with symptoms existing for a minimum...
Nobody expects to get sick from eating food, but one in six Americans will have to deal with a bout of food poisoning this year, according to the website FoodSafety.gov. While most only experience acute complications associated with food...
More than 100 types of arthritis exist. The resulting pain, tenderness and limited movement affects nearly one in seven people to some degree, according to MedlinePlus. Arthritis cannot be cured, but medications, lifestyle changes and other...
Arthritis pain can make it difficult to accomplish even the simplest activities. Arthritis is one of the most prevalent chronic health problems in the U.S. and the nation's leading cause of disability in people over age 15, according to the...
Cervical arthritis is a progressive disease of the neck joints, states the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons--AAOS. Specifically, arthritis is the breakdown of cartilage and the formation of bone spurs in the vertebrae of the neck. Cartilage...
Salmonella bacteria can cause a bacterial infection when it is consumed through contaminated food. The bacteria lives in the intestines of animals and humans and is passed through fecal matter. When the feces enters a food or water source and is...
Modern diets often rely on processed foods, which may contain a lower amount of minerals than diets based on whole foods. For this reason, vitamin and mineral supplements may help to replace any deficient nutrients in the diet. Another source of...
Knee replacement is a treatment option for patients with chronic knee pain and decreased mobility as a result of arthritis in the joint. Most often, it is a highly effective procedure and patients are able to live a healthy and active life,...
Lyme disease remains the most common tick-borne illness in North America, according to MayoClinic.com. The condition spreads when a deer tick, infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, feeds on the blood of an animal or human. The longer...
Rheumatoid arthritis is a form of chronic arthritis in which your immune system damages connective membranes between your bones. It can permanently damage your bones and joint tissues and can cause symptoms including joint stiffness, pain and...
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that most frequently develops if you are bitten by a tick infected by a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. According to the Center for Disease Control, approximately 20,000 people in the United States are...
Children can contract Lyme disease from a tick bite, and there are three stages of Lyme disease that develop after an infected tick bites a child. Within the first three to 30 days, the signs of Lyme disease are quite obvious, the University of...
Deer tick is the menace responsible for spreading the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi causing Lyme disease. Not everyone who has been bitten by a tick gets Lyme disease, but the risk for infection increases the longer the tick stays attached. Lyme...
Osteoporosis is a skeletal condition characterized by reduced density and increased fragility of bones, with an increased tendency to fractures. It's more prevalent with age. According to the surgeon general's report on Bone Health and...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define gout as a rheumatic disease resulting from deposition of uric acid crystals in tissues and fluids within the body. Chronic gout is the reoccurrence of gout and the associated painful symptoms....
Fibromyalgia is a noninflammatory, chronic arthritis that causes widespread pain throughout the body, though without the degenerative damage to joints that is associated with inflammatory or autoimmune types of arthritis. Tension myositis...
Water aerobic exercises are performed in the pool. These exercises are an alternative style of resistance training and vary in intensity, depending on your ability and personal preference. Water aerobics workouts can be beneficial for people of...
Uric acid is a chemical normally found in the human body. Some people have problems metabolizing and excreting it, which can lead to medical problems such as gout. Those people are often advised to avoid foods with high amounts of uric acid, as...
Rowing is a nearly complete upper body exercise, but it can be rough on your shoulders. Poor form, over-training, improper machine adjustment or technique and other outside factors can all contribute to shoulder pain that can become bad enough to...
The Mayo Clinic defines salmonella infection as a common bacterial disease that affects the intestinal tract. The bacteria resides within the intestines and is found in fecal matter. Animal fecal matter is the primary source of human salmonella...
Pseudogout, also known as calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease, or CPPD, is an inflammatory condition characterized by acute, recurrent and rarely chronic arthritis involving large joints. Most often seen in persons age 60 or older,...
Diet and exercise programs are prescribed to aid surgery and injury recovery and to help a patient achieve a healthy weight. Recovery programs will ease your way back to health, with a supportive diet and therapeutic exercise plan based on your...
According to PubMed Health, one person in seven has arthritis in the United States. Arthritis is an inflammation in certain joints that can lead to swelling, pain, stiffness and limited movement. As of March 2011, there are over 100 different...
Home remedies are appropriate to use for inflammation and leg pain relief in conditions as varied as leg strains, traumatic injury and arthritis. Doctors encourage self-care as an effective way to control chronic pain in degenerative conditions...
Gout is the result of uric acid crystal formation within your joints, most commonly your foot, causing acute or chronic arthritis. According to the Merck Manuals Online Medical Library, gout has three main causes, including an increase in uric...
Food sources that contain rutin, also known as vitamin P-1, bioflavonoid and rutoside, include buckwheat, noni fruit, black tea, citrus fruit rinds and mulberry. Non-edible plants containing rutin include forsythia, hydrangea and tobacco. You can...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that arthritis will affect 67 million aging adults in the United States by 2030. Joint inflammation is a common symptom among individuals with chronic arthritis conditions, causing constant...
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