Could arthritis be the cause of your joint pain?

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Arthritis Center

Could arthritis be the cause of your joint pain? Get the facts on how arthritis is diagnosed, treated, and managed over time.

There are over 100 types of arthritis, some more severe and progressive than others. In order to understand how to properly deal with your particular arthritis symptoms, it's important to get an accurate diagnosis from a doctor who can help formulate an arthritis management plan that effectively addresses your needs. The good news is that many types of arthritis pain can be managed through lifestyle changes and medication.

Arthritis Conditions

Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis

Psoriatic Arthritis Other Types of Arthritis

Arthritis Basics

Arthritis is a health condition that causes inflammation in the joints, resulting in pain, swelling, stiffness, and problems with mobility. To determine the precise cause of your symptoms, your doctor will want to conduct a physical exam, a complete medical history, and several different diagnostic tests. Depending on which of your joints are affected by arthritis, and how severe it has become, your treatment plan may involve arthritis medications, exercise, physical therapy, and other alternative arthritis remedies.

• All About Arthritis
• How Arthritis Symptoms Affect Your Joints
• What Arthritis Feels Like
• Getting an Arthritis Diagnosis
• Arthritis Treatment: Know Your Options
• Alternative Arthritis Remedies
• Different Degrees of Arthritis Treatment
• Connecting to the Right Arthritis Resources
• Myths and Facts of Joint Pain
• Common Causes of Joint Pain
• Tylenol Arthritis Medication Recalled

Arthritis Management

As an arthritis patient, there's a lot you can do to help keep the disease and its symptoms under control. Lifestyle changes can be made to help manage your arthritis pain, hot and cold therapy may be useful for some, and taking measures to adapt your home to your arthritis can make getting around more manageable. With the right knowledge in hand, people with arthritis can stay emotionally healthy and continue to live their lives to the fullest. Our tips for maintaining your sex life, exercising to relieve joint pain, and managing symptoms of arthritis in your hands, neck, and other joints will help you do just that. And for parents of children living with juvenile arthritis, you'll find the info you need to keep your kids well too.

• Lifestyle Changes to Manage Arthritis Pain
• How Your Immune System Plays Into Arthritis
• Using Hot and Cold Therapy to Relieve Joint Pain
• Adapting Your Home to Your Arthritis
• Caring for Your Emotional Well-Being With Arthritis
• Maintaining Your Sex Life Despite Arthritis Pain
• Using Exercise to Relieve the Joint Stiffness of Arthritis
• Managing Symptoms of Arthritis in Your Hands
• Neck Pain Symptoms and Arthritis
• Understanding Your Child's Juvenile Arthritis
• How to Stay Active With Joint Pain
• Living With Chronic Pain

Arthritis Discussion Forums and Blogs

In our Arthritis Discussion Forums and Blogs, people are talking about topics related to living with arthritis. Don't see any threads of interest? Start a conversation about arthritis treatments, symptoms, medications, or anything else on your mind concerning arthritis. Join in the discussion and learn from others who are facing the challenges of arthritis in their daily lives.

• Sue Falkner-Wood's Chronic Pain Blog
• See all Arthritis Support Groups

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Arthritis: More Information

Arthritis is a common condition that produces inflammation in the body, causing joint pain and stiffness. But with the right arthritis resources, you can learn how to effectively treat your arthritis symptoms, and get back to enjoying life.