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1. Arthritis is a Pain Nearly 40 million Americans have arthritis. Every year on October 12 people with arthritis from around the World join together to make their voices heard and raise awareness of arthritis, a disease that affects millions of individuals across the globe...
2. Gout Gout is one of the most painful rheumatic diseases. It results from deposits of needle-like crystals of uric acid in connective tissue, in the joint space between two bones, or in both. These deposits lead to inflammatory arthritis, which causes swel...
3. Bursitis If you have bursitis, you may notice: A dull ache or stiffness in the area of your elbow, hip, knee, shoulder, big toe or other joints A worsening of pain with movement or pressure An area that feels swollen or warm to the touch Occasional skin redne...
4. Tendonitis Tendonitis (also tenonitis or tendinitis) is an inflammation of a tendon. For example, patellar tendonitis (jumper's knee) is an inflammation of the patellar tendon, which connects the tibia to the patella. Chronic overuse of tendons leads to micros...
5. Osteoporosis Osteoporosis (oss-tee-oh-puh-ro-sis) is a condition that means your bones are weak, and you’re more likely to break a bone. Since there are no symptoms, you might not know your bones are getting weaker until you break a bone! A broken bone can...