Arthritis

Arthritis

Inflammation of bone joints, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and sometimes change in structure. There are over 100 types of arthritis.

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Soft tissues

Health care; Arthritis

The ligaments, tendons and muscles in the musculoskeletal system.

Serositis

Health care; Arthritis

Inflammation of the lining of some of the organs, such as the heart and lungs.

A class of medications used to treat osteoporosis. Bisphosphonates inhibit bone resorption, the loss of bone through physiological means. In the body, existing bone is constantly being resorbed while ...

Autoimmune disease

Health care; Arthritis

A disease in which the immune system, naturally designed to protect the body from foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria, instead turns against and causes damage to the body's healthy tissues. ...

Biologic response modifiers (BRMs)

Health care; Arthritis

A group of medications that are derived from living sources, as opposed to synthesised chemicals, and that block specific steps in the inflammation process. Biologic response modifiers are a subset ...

Autoimmunity

Health care; Arthritis

A misdirected immune response that occurs when the immune system goes awry and attacks the body itself. Autoimmunity is present to some extent in everyone and is usually harmless. However, ...

Back pain

Health care; Arthritis

Pain felt in the low or upper back. Causes of pain in the low and upper back include conditions affecting the bony spine; discs between the vertebrae; ligaments around the spine and discs; spinal ...