Scleroderma is a progressive disease marked by abnormal skin, blood vessels and organ connective tissue growth. This “more common in adult females” arthritic condition causes otherwise pliable tissue to thicken, tighten and harden.
The cause of scleroderma is unknown, but your immune system seems to play a part. The two main types of scleroderma [...]
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Prednisone, an oral corticosteroid, is an anti inflammatory medication often prescribed in a high dosage. It is also used to treat the symptoms of low cortisol levels, as a form of replacement therapy.
Prednisone mimics cortisol, one of your corticosteroids hormones produced by your adrenal glands.
When it is used to treat an underlying disease, the [...]
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Are you experiencing a kidney stone, as well as a pain in your foot? You may be suffering from gout.
Gout is caused by deposits of uric acid, a by-product of meat. This very painful condition is uric acid crystals settling into your joints, creating:
heat
pain
redness
swelling
stiffness
For many, an initial gout sign is a painfully swollen [...]
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If you are a man, at least 40 years old, and you wake up with a swollen, red, hot or numb big toe pain, this may be a sign that you are having a bout of gout.
Frequently, the initial gout symptom is a painfully swollen, numb, sore big toe joint, that usually occurs at night.
Your [...]
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Arthritis literally means joint inflammation and is most often chronic. Its cause of pain does not arise from a single disease, there are many different forms of arthritis. Your choice(s) of treatment depends on which type is causing your pain, stiffness, and swelling.
Osteo and rheumatoid are the most common types of [...]
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful inflammatory condition, which substantially affects mobility because of your immune systems attack on joints. A pain and destruction type arthritis, often leading to joint deformity and disability. Considered an autoimmune disorder that sometimes affects organs beyond the joint.
Treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have the potential to:
relieve pain
reduce swelling
increase [...]
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Osteoarthritis knee and hip pain is essentially a result of a wearing or worn-out joint. Until such time that surgery may become necessary, there are numerous treatment methods to manage your pain and improve functionality and mobility.
Presently, there is no cure for osteoarthritis, sometimes referred to as degenerative arthritis. However, both complementary/alternative and conventional treatment [...]
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