What Is Arthritis?
Arthritis is when your joints are constantly inflamed and stiff. If often occurs in most joints, your hands, wrists, elbows, knees, shoulders, feet, ankles, neck, and jaw.
Two Most Common Types Of Arthritis
The two most commons types of arthritis are Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis (OA, RA). Osteoarthritis is when the cartilage in your joints break down/erode- causing your joints to be stiff and causing you to be in pain. Rheumatoid Arthritis is when your immune system attacks its own tissue and your joints are inflamed and really swollen.
Risky Activities
When having arthritis exercising your joints should be fine, although running could make it flare up even more. Listen to the things your doctor says and don't force yourself to do any more than you can. If it hurts, take a break and rest.
When having arthritis exercising your joints should be fine, although running could make it flare up even more. Listen to the things your doctor says and don't force yourself to do any more than you can. If it hurts, take a break and rest.
Myths
Only the elderly get arthritis;
Wrong! Kids and young adults can also get arthritis. 300,000 children and teens live with juvenile arthritis and other conditions.
You can't stop arthritis from happening;
Wrong too! If you maintain a healthy diet, keep physically active, don't smoke, and wear the appropriate gear when playing a sport, it could decrease the chance of you getting arthritis.
Cracking knuckles can cause arthritis;
This one I'm not so sure about, although there is currently no evidence that cracking your joints can cause arthritis I'm still a little weary on it whether it really is a myth or not. My worst habit is actually cracking my knuckles. I do it so much I'll crack my knuckles without even noticing I've done it. Because I do it so frequently I can't go very long without bending my fingers or wrists to stretch the muscles or joints because they feel numb and stiff. Yeah, yeah, I know 'that's a sign of arthritis!' I haven't really been to the doctors about it and it very well could be a sign or early arthritis...
Only the elderly get arthritis;
Wrong! Kids and young adults can also get arthritis. 300,000 children and teens live with juvenile arthritis and other conditions.
You can't stop arthritis from happening;
Wrong too! If you maintain a healthy diet, keep physically active, don't smoke, and wear the appropriate gear when playing a sport, it could decrease the chance of you getting arthritis.
Cracking knuckles can cause arthritis;
This one I'm not so sure about, although there is currently no evidence that cracking your joints can cause arthritis I'm still a little weary on it whether it really is a myth or not. My worst habit is actually cracking my knuckles. I do it so much I'll crack my knuckles without even noticing I've done it. Because I do it so frequently I can't go very long without bending my fingers or wrists to stretch the muscles or joints because they feel numb and stiff. Yeah, yeah, I know 'that's a sign of arthritis!' I haven't really been to the doctors about it and it very well could be a sign or early arthritis...
I'm not sure the websites I gathered this information from is trustworthy or not...
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