Introduction
Arthritis is a systemic joint disease. The arth part of the word means "joint"—not muscle, tendon, ligament, or bone. The itis part means "inflamed." Thus, true arthritis affects the joints, and the affected joints are inflamed—red, warm, swollen, or tender when squeezed.
The term arthritis refers to almost any painful condition of the muscles or the skeletal system. Rheumatism is an imprecise term that includes not only problems with the joints, but any problems affecting the body's musculoskeletal system.
Its lesions are localized to the joints, although many can be simultaneously involved. The pain and other disabling consequences of osteoarthritis can usually be successfully treated, enabling the arthritic to function with minimal discomfort. As the life expectancy in our society is progressively extended, the symptoms of arthritis are more likely to appear.
Why this is an issue/problem
In the United States, over 75 million people experience some symptoms in their joints and muscles from time to time. Twenty-two million have moderate problems from their arthritis, and nearly 3 million Americans are severely affected and great percent of these patients are elderly aged people. Thus, we can talk about arthritis at elderly age, although very common, is usually relatively mild, or as an extremely severe problem that affects a relatively large number of people. Whichever way you look at it, arthritis and rheumatism cause more work loss, more pain, and more poor functioning in daily life than any other kind of human illness.
Predisposing risk factors
There no known risk factors, even though lack of adequate exercise is a potential predisposing factor.
Treatment, Solution, Intervention
Nutritional assessments of patients with arthritis have suggested that the severity of the disease adversely affects the nutritional status........
