Arthritis Diseases, Epidemiology and its Treatment Options

Arthritis is one of the painful diseases for affected people, however, in order to be fully aware of this health problem. You must understand that arthritis is not a single disease, in fact, it includes more than 100 diseases that affect joints and several other connective tissues of the joint. Arthritis causes painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints. There are several kinds of arthritis including, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Gout and childhood arthritis and so on. In the United States, the most common type of arthritis is Osteoarthritis. However, any person may become a patient of arthritis because of several risk factors such as Genetics, lifestyle, obesity, and environment (Shi, Dai, & Xu, 2015).

Epidemiology of Arthritis
According to health statistics in the US, from 2013 to 2015 approximately 54.4 (22.7%) million adults suffered because of arthritis. The research shows that arthritis disease is more likely to increase after crossing 40 years of age, and women are mostly affected than men. On the other hand, in children, the most common type of arthritis is Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). However, the prevalence of arthritis varies by state. The adults in Hawaii have 17.2%, in West Virginia, it is 33.6% in 2015. In the US from 2013-2015,  7.1 % of people aged 18 to 44 years have been diagnosed. 49.6% of cases of arthritis were diagnosed in people above 65 years of age. Furthermore, it has been observed that arthritis is more commonly experienced by women than men. 26% in women and 19.1% in men was reported from 2013-2015. Also, 4.4 million Hispanic adults were diagnosed with arthritis. It has been estimated that 78 million (26%) of US adults ages 18 years or older will be projected to have doctor-diagnosed arthritis by 2040 (Barbour, Helmick, Boring & Brady, 2014). Arthritis is one of the leading cause of disability and pain in the US. While the prevalence of Osteoarthritis has been doubled over time, the prevalence of Rheumatoid arthritis has declined.

Treatment Options for Arthritis Patients
You must remember one important point that arthritis cannot be treated only through lifestyle changes, or by using only natural remedies, conversely, a patient needs a proper treatment by consulting any expert of orthopedics. However, I must say healthy diet plan and a healthy lifestyle can assist in decreasing the associated health risks of arthritis. The best option is to consult any credible specialist of bone health so that you will obtain proper guidance, as well as specialist, will monitor your disease and manage health risks appropriately. Before initiating treatment process, primarily, an orthopedic specialist emphasizes on the diagnosis of the disease, once a genius arthritis condition is diagnosed then treatment process is carried out. According to the condition of patient numerous treatment options are available, for instance, in several cases, advanced therapies and medication both can be prescribed simultaneously to treat arthritis patients. In addition to this, a credible and honest physician not only provides treatment but also encourage patients for the self-management of disease. It is vital to understand for arthritis patients that by increasing their physical activities they can manage and prevent arthritis.

Natural Process to Decrease the Symptoms of Arthritis
According to dietitians, an arthritis patient should add several nutritious foods in the daily diet to obtain ease from a disease.
  •      Vitamin C is an important source to stop the progression of arthritis, and for consuming vitamin C rich fruits you can have, pineapple, kiwi, strawberries and citrus fruits.
  •       Broccoli is a natural remedy for the treatment of arthritis, and garlic has an anti-inflammatory effect to decrease the symptoms of arthritis.
  •      Fatty fish is another food to reducing inflammation, specifically, salmon and tuna both have healthy effects to treat arthritis. 
  •       Walnuts are high in omega 3 fatty acids that decrease the symptoms of arthritis, according to numerous experimental studies, having walnuts played an effective role in providing ease to arthritis patients.

      Furthermore, in order to decrease the symptoms of arthritis and to prevent this disease, other than above-mentioned foods several other foods may be added to produce healing effects for the arthritis patients.

References
Barbour, K., Helmick, C., Boring, M., & Brady, T. (2014). Vital Signs: Prevalence of Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis and Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitation — United States, 2013–2015. MMWR. Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report, 66(9), 246-253. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6609e1
Shi, D., Dai, J., & Xu, Z. (2015). Update on basic and clinical aspects of osteoarthritis. Annals Of Transnational Medicine, 03(10). doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.06.13
Verhoeven, F., Tordi, N., Prati, C., Demougeot, C., Mougin, F., & Wendling, D. (2016). Physical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Joint Bone Spine, 83(3), 265-270. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2015.10.002

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