Treatment for each and its success varies, depending on the type of arthritic condition. Most have some sort of auto-immune component, where the immune systems seem to react against part of the body. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most common forms of arthritic conditions. There are 30,000 to 50,000 cases of juvenile. Other arthritic conditions of interest include systemic lupus erythematosus, sclerodema, fibrymyalgia, each of which is much less common and can be diagnosed at any age.
Medications are helpful in treating arthritic condibons.
There are additional measures to take. Keeping one's weight within a desired range is extremely important. Excess weight puts extra stress on bones and joints that suffer from the arthritic condition. Exercise may not seem beneficial to arthritis sufferers, but it keeps muscles strong and this muscle strength aids an ailing bone or joint. Greater muscle strength helps prevent injury that affected bone or joint may suffer.