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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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Physical therapist (PT)
Health care; Arthritis
A licenced healthcare professional trained to use exercise to treat medical conditions and create rehabilitation treatment plans. A PT may prescribe canes and splints and some are trained in massage.
Placebo effect
Health care; Arthritis
A phenomenon in which a person, who is receiving an inactive drug or treatment, experiences a reduction in symptoms, as if he or she were receiving the active drug or treatment.
Patella
Health care; Arthritis
The knee cap, or bone that sits over the other bones at the front of the knee joint and slides when the leg moves. It protects the knee and gives leverage to muscles.
Paediatric rheumatologist
Health care; Arthritis
A doctor who specialises in diagnosing and treating arthritis and related conditions in children.
Polyarticular
Health care; Arthritis
A form of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis characterised by the initial involvement of more than four joints.
Pauciarticular
Health care; Arthritis
A form of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis characterised by the initial involvement of four or fewer joints.
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