Contest: Creating Awareness for Arthritis

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What are the different types of arthritis, and how do they affect people?

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Arthritis is a disease that most people suffer from nowadays, this is because it is very easy to attack people who are negligent in maintaining their health.

Here are some types of arthritis that I know:

• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Gout
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• lupus
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
• Septic arthritis

And here are some of the effects that can be felt by people who suffer from arthritis:

• Feeling feverish
• Feeling tired and weak
• Lumps appear in the joints that have joint inflammation
• Difficulty moving limbs that have arthritis

How can lifestyle changes such as exercise and diet help manage arthritis symptoms?

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One way to maintain healthy joints and manage the symptoms of arthritis is to make lifestyle changes to a healthy lifestyle, this is very good for people who suffer from arthritis, and for people who do not suffer from arthritis, they also need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. life so that they continue to avoid arthritis.

And exercise is also a very good activity for people who suffer from arthritis, because regular exercise can make the joints healthier and stronger.

What are the common treatments for arthritis, and how effective are they in relieving pain?

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The general treatment usually used by people who suffer from arthritis around me is to apply hot Hansanplast patches to the inflamed joints and also use several herbal medicines which are very effective for relieving arthritis. Herbal medicines commonly used to treat arthritis are:

• Green tea
• Aloe vera
• Ginger
• Salt water
• Turmeric powder

Several types of commonly used drugs above are really very effective for relieving arthritis because these drugs do not have side effects that can damage the body.

How does arthritis affect a person's daily activities and quality of life?

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People who suffer from arthritis have a big impact on their lives, because experiencing pain in various joints that are inflamed can make the person unable to carry out activities optimally and also for people who suffer from inflammation itself it can cause their quality of life to decrease.

What misconceptions about arthritis do you think are important to address?

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The biggest misconception about arthritis that must be overcome is that when someone starts to feel symptoms of arthritis, they do not immediately treat it and consult a doctor.

Because if arthritis is left to persist in the body's joints for too long and is not treated immediately, the effects will become even more dangerous in the future. My advice to friends who experience symptoms of arthritis is to treat it immediately.

This is my entry for the Contest: Creating Awareness for Arthritis which is organized by @sahmie, I also want to invite @sailawana, @asiahaiss and @dekki to participate together in this contest.