Chronic joint inflammation in conventional medicine

Most people with joint pain are diagnosed with arthritis, which is a general term for a number of different conditions that involve swollen, painful, and/or stiff joints. Other symptoms may include fatigue, fevers, depression and weight gain. The common characteristic of any arthritic condition is inflammation of a joint or more commonly, multiple joints.If left untreated, arthritis can vastly affect one’s quality of life. Severe joint pain can incapacitate people, making it impossible for them to exercise or live the life they want to live.

There are various types of arthritis. The most common types are osteoarthritis, which is an age-related degeneration of joints and rheumatoid arthritis, which is an autoimmune disease. Other common types are gouty arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, infectious or septic arthritis. Another group of arthritis occurs secondary to other diseases, for example psoriasis or inflammatory bowel disease.

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