Arthritis, osteoarthritis in particular was believed to have been caused due to aging but recent studies have proved that arthritis is also common among children as well.
The most common form of arthritis among children is the Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
It might be nerve racking when I say that, about 65,000 young people in America are affected by JRA.
The shocking fact is that children as young as two years old are also affected by this disease.
All this while, we have been bound by the myth that, one of the most common symptoms of arthritis is pain in the joints.
However, recent studies have proved that pain is not a symptom of arthritis but is rather a cause of the disease.
The pain signals originating from the arthritis joints reaches the spinal cord and expands the disease.
The research has revealed that pain is actually the conscious realization of discomfort.
And for this through a process called nociception, the information is carried to the brain and the spinal cord.
The study has its strong claim over the fact that the nociceptive information causes inflammation to the spinal cord and brain.
And the study has led to establishing a relationship between arthritis and Alzheimer disease.
By causing neuro inflammation, arthritis is capable of causing diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer disease etc.
The study further revealed that specific biological changes also contribute to the expansion of the disease.
However, these biological changes can be reversed with precision designed drugs.
Another known fact is that those people who suffer from diabetes are more prone to arthritis.
And this result in complexes when taking medications is concerned.
Medications of arthritis can have an adverse effect on diabetes and vice versa.
So always consult your doctor before you finally switch over to a medication.