There are millions of people worldwide who suffer from arthritis. Arthritis is an inflammation of the body’s joints. Any part of the body can be affected. The symptoms can vary from mild pain and stiffness to severe debilitating pain, where the sufferer has lost mobility to some degree.
There are two main types of arthritis, osteo-arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteo arthritis is the most common type and the main symptoms are pain and stiffness. Rest can be of great benefit to this type of arthritis and most of the symptoms can be alleviated this way. Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that can affect people of all ages. The main symptom is painful stiff joints that become swollen and often deformed. Often suffers of rheumatoid arthritis can become depressed and their quality of life can be severely curtailed.
