Arthritis is inflammation of a joint. There are over 100 different kinds but there are three or four common types. There is no cure. Rest, physical therapy, moist heat and anti-inflammatory drugs seem to help. Females are afflicted more often than men.
Tendons become twisted, shortened, displaced or fused.
Aspirin, anti-inflammatory medications, rest and exercise offer little help. Arthritis is the number one crippler of all age groups. It affects 97 million people and there is no known cause or cure. This Greek word means bone and pores. It is sometimes called the silent disease because there are no symptoms until the first broken bone.