Arthritis

Arthritis

Inflammation of bone joints, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and sometimes change in structure. There are over 100 types of arthritis.

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Arthritis

A procedure in which an X-ray (high-energy radiation with waves shorter than those of visible light) beam is passed through the body to produce a two-dimensional picture of the bones. X-ray images ...

yoga

Health care; Arthritis

An ancient Indian practice involving a series of body positions that incorporate exercise, meditation and breathing components to improve posture and balance and help relieve stress on the joints, as ...

autoimmunity

Health care; Arthritis

A misdirected immune response that occurs when the immune system goes awry and attacks the body itself. Autoimmunity is present to some extent in everyone and is usually harmless. However, ...

avascular necrosis

Health care; Arthritis

A disease in which temporary or permanent loss of the blood supply to the bones causes the bone tissue to die and collapse. Avascular necrosis is a serious potential complication of corticosteroid ...

B cells

Health care; Arthritis

A type of white blood cell involved in immunity. When stimulated by a particular antigen, B cells mature in the bone marrow into plasma cells that secrete antibodies to inactivate the antigen. Also ...

back pain

Health care; Arthritis

Pain felt in the low or upper back. Causes of pain in the low and upper back include conditions affecting the bony spine; discs between the vertebrae; ligaments around the spine and discs; spinal ...

biofeedback

Health care; Arthritis

A technique that uses electronic instruments to measure body functions and feed that information back to you, teaching you to bring involuntary body processes, such as blood pressure or breathing ...