Arthritis: Symptom and Causes

Symptoms

  The symptoms depend on the type of arthritis but more common symptoms include:

• Inflammation or swelling in and around the joints
• Joint pain, tenderness and stiffness
• Difficulty in moving the joints the joints
• Warmth and redness of the skin over the affected joint
• Weakness
• Fatigue 

Causes

   The causes of arthritis depend on the type of arthritis. Causes include:

• Injury (leading to osteoarthritis)
• Metabolic abnormalities (such as gout and pseudogout)
• Hereditary factors
• Any kind of illness or infection (bacterial and viral)
• A misdirected immune system with autoimmunity (such as in rheumatoid arthritis)
• Obesity
• Occupational hazards