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Arthritis sees the slow erosion of the cartilage in the joints - this disease causes stiffness and affects the musculoskeletal system. Cartilage is considered to be a living tissue that covers both ends of the bones, which protect them as they begin to rub together. Cartilage functions like the other organs in the human body and is made up of living cells called Chondrocytes. Dead chondrocytes are replaced with new cartilage cells.

The swelling that is caused due to arthritis damages more cells of the cartilage and most of the time the body takes time to generate new cells. This is especially true if there has been an injury or there is not enough proper nutrients in the body to repair the joint. The joints become deformed that causes hindrance in the day to day tasks. Typically, arthritis is treated with medication, physical therapy, and changes to the person’s lifestyle. If all non or less intrusive interventions give no relief then the last resort is joint replacement surgery.

There are two main categories that arthritis can be grouped into, these categories are based on the ‘generalized’ or ‘localized’ areas of the joints or body that have been affected and then they branch off into sub-categories. Localized arthritis affects the cartilage surrounding the joints and bones and includes conditions like bursitis and tendonitis. Another sub-category of the localized conditions only affects one or only a few joints, such as a knee or hip. It could also be that the patient is affected in a more general sense with no inflammation or signs of swelling. A common type in arthritis is Fibromyalgia and this is categorized in the main category which does not cause joint damage.

In the second sub-group is a condition in which the person suffering from arthritis may have swelling on the whole body. Rheumatoid arthritis is an example of a condition under this category, as well as gout, and psoriatic arthritis. Some of the other generalized conditions are known to include: muscles or polymyositis, vasculitis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

46 million adults and 300,000 children are approximately affected in the United States with one or more of the 100 different medical arthritic conditions. Arthritis may affect people in infancy and its effects are more prominent in adulthood and are most common in the form of osteoarthritis. The numbers are increasing as the American population ages and more and more people are beginning to suffer from arthritis.

Arthritis and related illnesses are the cause of major disability in the U. Maintaining the right weight, eating fresh fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C and D are simple but effective measures to prevent and arrest osteoporosis, Regular exercise and consumption of up to 1000 to 1500 mg of calcium per day for adults would help them avoid injuries caused by sports activities.