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Types of Arthritis

Interested in learning about arthritis? If you or someone you care about has arthritis, you know the pain and discomfort arthritis can cause. There are more than 100 diseases classified as a type of arthritis or rheumatic disease. You can use the articles in this section to find out more about the major forms of arthritis including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia. Learn about the suspected causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options for the major forms of arthritis.

Arthritis Basics
Anklyosing Spondylitis
Cervical Arthritis
Fibromyalgia
Gout
Infectious Arthritis
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lumbosacral Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Osteonecrosis
Osteoporosis
Paget's Disease
Psoriatic Arthritis
Reiter's Syndrome
Rheumatic Diseases
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Foot and Ankle
Other Conditions

Arthritis Basics		Arthritis Myths: Find Out about the Misconceptions about Arthritis Treatments and the Causes of Arthritis One in Three Americans Are Affected by Arthritis or Other Chronic Joint Problems About Arthritis: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions Learning about the Most Common Types of Arthritis Suspect Your Aches and Pains Are from Arthritis? Where to Turn First for Help Learning the Signs and Symptoms of Arthritis Reasearchers Work to Discover Genes Linked to Arthritis What is Arthritis? Learn About the Disease that Afflicts One Out of Seven Americans

Anklyosing Spondylitis		Coping with Ankylosing Spondylitis, Learn practical tips that can help in treating ankylosing spondylitis Learn about Ankylosing Spondylitis, a chronic inflammatory type of arthritis that affects the spine.

Cervical Arthritis		Learn about Cervical Arthritis, a type of arthritis affecting the upper spine causing neck and shoulder pain.

Fibromyalgia		Fibromyalgia Medicines Learn about Fibromyalgia, an often misunderstood type of arthritis causing wide-spread pain Coping with Fibromyalgia: The Psychological and Emotional Battles

Gout		Gout Medications Learn about Gout, the painful form of arthritis caused by the overproduction of uric acid in the body

Infectious Arthritis		Infectious or Septic Arthritis

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis		Learn about Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: the arthritis that causes pain and inflammation in the joints of children

Lumbosacral Arthritis		Lumbosacral Arthritis: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments

Osteoarthritis		Osteoarthritis: Know the Risk Factors, Symptoms, Medications and Other Available Treatments

Osteonecrosis		What is Osteonecrosis?

Osteoporosis		Osteoporosis Medications What is Osteoporosis?

Paget's Disease		What is Paget’s Disease?

Psoriatic Arthritis		Psoriatic Arthritis: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments

Reiter's Syndrome		Reiter's Syndrome

Rheumatic Diseases		Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments Tendonitis and Bursitis: Learn about the Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis		Vasculitis: A Serious Complication of Rheumatoid Arthritis What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? DMARDs: Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications

Rheumatoid Foot and Ankle		Rheumatoid Arthritis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments of Rheumatoid Foot and Ankle

Other Conditions		Polyarteritis Marfan Syndrome Sjogren’s Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Inflammatory Bowel Disease Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis Wegener's Granulomatosis Juvenile Dermatomyositis Charcot�s Joints Myositis Scleroderma Undifferentiated Spondyloarthropathy Sarcoidosis Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments Still's Disease Raynaud’s Phenomenon: Learn about the Causes, Symptoms, and Strategies for Preventing Raynaud’s Attacks Pseudogout: Learn the Causes, Symptoms and Treatments Osteogenesis Imperfecta Kawasaki Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments Behcet's Disease

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