Video: Different Types of Arthritis

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There are many different types of arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and the gout. Learn about the symptoms of these different forms of arthritis with help from a holistic doctor in this free video on types of arthritis.

Video Transcript

Different types of arthritis. Just to imagine how many types there are, according to WebMD, there are a hundred different types of arthritis. And they fall in different categories. There's rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and gout, along with many others. Osteoarthritis is based on wear and tear of the joints. So it wears down the cartilage and then it begins to wear down the bony surface. Many of these surfaces can be replaced by a joint replacement in conventional medicine or supplementation with vitamins, minerals, amino acids, or enzymes, and dietary changes in natural medicine. The rheumatoid arthritis is a inflammation of the joint itself. It has three stages, and it gets, if it gets to a chronic stage, it can deform the joint base. It can be regulated by joint medication with conventional medicine, or it can also be regulated in natural medicine with dietary changes eliminating milk, white flour, sugar, and beef, and with taking supplements. The gout is, may cause is unable to eliminate uric acid. Uric acid is excr...processed by the kidneys and excreted by the bladder and it forms crystallized structures and it makes redness on the skin and it can effect the knuckles of your hands or your joints of your hands, or wrist, your ankle, or your foot and your toe. It's very common to be in your toe because it's the farthest from your heart.

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Different Types of Arthritis

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