As anyone who has experienced gout would tell you: you don’t want it! Affecting an estimated 9.2 million people in the United States, and 41 million people world-wide, this painful condition occurs when too much uric acid crystallizes and deposits in the joints, causing severe pain, redness, and swelling. The most common joint affected is …
If you’ve ever had a bout with gout, you know firsthand how painful it can be. Gout is a subclass of arthritis, replete with intense pain and inflammation, although its etiology differs. Gout is a buildup of too much uric acid in the body. Your body naturally forms purines, that when they break down, cause …
There are more than just two types of joint deterioration. We mostly think of osteo or rheumatoid arthritis when people mention joint pain. But, unfortunately, there are more kinds. Osteo arthritis is a disease generally of the weight-bearing joints, or as a result of recent or past injury. It generally comes on slower than Rheumatoid …
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