Overview Symptoms Causes

Arthritis is pain and inflammation of one or more of a person’s joints. Common types of arthritis include osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

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What are the symptoms?

  • Joint Pain

    Pain in the joints

  • Joint stiffness

    Stiffness and difficulty moving joints

  • Joint swelling

    Swelling in the joints

  • Decreased range of motion

    Joints may not extend all the way or bend properly

  • Redness

    From the inflammation

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What causes it?

There are two main types of arthritis:

  • Osteoarthritis involves wear-and-tear damage to the cartilage in the joints, due to age or injury.
  • Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when the body’s immune system attacks the joint capsule, a tough membrane enclosing the joints.
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Osteoarthritis caused by wear and tear to joint cartilage

Osteoarthritis caused by wear and tear to joint cartilage

Rheumatoid arthritis caused by the body's immune system attacking the synovial membrane

Rheumatoid arthritis caused by the body's immune system attacking the synovial membrane

Is there a test?

  • Physical examination

    A doctor will examine your joints for swelling, redness, and check to see how well they move

  • Lab tests

    Different bodily fluids (including blood, urine, or joint fluid) are analyzed to help pinpoint which type of arthritis you have

  • Imaging

    X-Rays, CT Scans, MRI, and Ultrasound may be used to detect problems within the joint that may be causing the symptoms

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