Gout: The Old King Disease, Its Causes, Symptoms, and Management
The 'Old King Disease' is a historical term for gout, a painful inflammatory arthritis caused by excess uric acid, leading to severe joint pain, swell...
By Hart
Category: Arthritis
Browsing all articles filed under the "Arthritis" category.
Rheumatoid Factor (RF): Understanding its Role in Arthritis Diagnosis and Prognosis
Rheumatoid Factor (RF) is an autoantibody primarily associated with rheumatoid arthritis, serving as a key marker in its diagnosis and prognosis, thou...
By Hart
Gout Pain: Immediate Relief Injections, Procedure, and Long-Term Management
For acute, severe gout flares, the primary immediate relief injection is an intra-articular corticosteroid injection, which directly delivers potent a...
By Hart
Arthritis at 15: Causes, Symptoms, JIA, and Other Joint Pain
While not common, arthritis can occur in individuals as young as 15, primarily as Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), a chronic autoimmune condition ...
By Jordan
Arthritis: Biological Causes, Mechanisms, and Types
Arthritis, characterized by joint inflammation, stems from diverse biological mechanisms including autoimmune responses, metabolic dysregulation, dege...
By Jordan
Cricoarytenoid Arthritis: Understanding Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Cricoarytenoid arthritis is an inflammatory condition affecting the cricoarytenoid joints in the larynx, crucial for vocal cord movement, often stemmi...
By Jordan
Viral Arthritis vs. Reactive Arthritis: Understanding the Differences, Causes, and Symptoms
Viral arthritis is direct viral joint inflammation, while reactive arthritis is an immune-mediated response to a distant bacterial infection, differin...
By Alex
Gout in the Knee: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Management
Gout in the knee is an inflammatory arthritis caused by the accumulation of uric acid crystals within the joint space, leading to sudden, severe pain,...
By Hart
Arthritis in Famous Athletes: Causes, Types, and Management
Many elite athletes, including NBA legends Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal, golf icon Tiger Woods, and NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, battle variou...
By Hart
