Disorders through time:
Arthritis
It has always existed
The Skeletal System is essential to the human being, and tough it performs many functions and is very strong, it can develop a disorder or deformity. One of the most common skeletal system disorder is arthritis, which is the inflammation of one or more joints. Arthritis has been around ever since the dinosaur era,
there a records of cases in the
1600's even though back then it wasn’t a common disease but nowadays it is very common among people.
The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis, which is the tear of joints over time in parts like the knees, hips and spine. Hands and fingers have a bigger risk
The most common symptoms include pain during or after movement, tenderness when pressure is applied, stiffness after a period of inactivity, grating sensation when using the joint, and bone spurs, which are extra bits of bones that feel like hard lumps around the affected joint.
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