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Arthritis Myths and Misconceptions
from: Maxx Family LifeArthritis affects millions of people throughout the world, and yet separating the myths and misconceptions from the truths about arthritis can be confusing. For your own benefit if you suffer or know suffers from arthritis, it's a good idea to learn the correct facts. Arthritis has over 100 different types, but if you do some research, you'll learn what's true and what's simply folklore.
Arthritis isn't just a minor inconvenience, as many people believe. Though it doesn't affect everyone with the same intensity, it's often a life changing disease since it causes severe pain and can also cause death. Severe types of arthritis confine sufferers to a wheelchair, or could result in vision and hearing loss and other disabilities.
It's a common myth that arthritis only affects senior citizens, which is untrue. The reality is that one of the more common types is juvenile arthritis, which can start between the ages of six months and 16 years. Pain in the joints and other types of arthritic symptoms can be experienced at any age. Arthritis can also be developed by both males and females and all races and ethnicities, although some types are more or less common for certain groups.
Arthritis is a disease that many associate with cold and wet, which is largely untrue. You do have a better chance of relief from arthritic symptoms in a sunny climate with less humidity, and heat will help with pain caused by swelling and redness in the joints. However, there is no indication that cold weather itself causes arthritis.
Unfortunately, another arthritis misconception is that there is a cure. Certainly science has taken leaps in joint pain research, but arthritis and diseases and illness caused by it are incurable. Theefore those diagnosed with arthritis will probably have to deal with the condition for the rest of their lives. Symptoms can be treated, but they rarely go away. Arthritis much more serious than a lot of people realize, and by understanting the myths, you'll have a better understanding about this disease.
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