The joint inflammation: Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

1. Osteoarthritis is a disease of the entire joint and is caused by loss of cartilage due to mild inflammation rather than wear and tear as previously assumed. This condition can also eventually develop from overuse or muscle weakness around the affected joint, causing excessive mobility. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), chronic inflammation also causes the cartilage tissue that lines the joint to become inflamed. Because the joint is surrounded by a protective capsule, over which bands of connective tissue run to keep the bones of the joint together, this capsule can also become inflamed. As a result, the surrounding tendons and ligaments relax. This causes, among other things, that the quality and quantity of cartilage slowly decreases.

Characteristics of osteoarthritis

1. Joint pain: this is the main complaint and often of a local nature limited mobility and loss of coordination muscle weakness and stiffness

2. Joint pain: this is the main complaint and often of a local nature limited movement and loss of coordination muscle weakness and stiffness