The follo-wing paragraphs summarize the -work of Arthritis experts -who is completely familiar -with all the aspects of Arthritis. Heed their advice to avoid any Arthritis surprises.

The ans-wer to the question -who does Arthritis affect? is very simple. It can affect anyone. Arthritis is not only found in the elderly, it can strike at any age.

Arthritis is not really one disease, it is a -word that is used to cover over 100 medical conditions, relating to the joints of your body, ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, elbo-ws, -wrists , fingers, in fact any-where that you have joints.

About 60% of Arthritis sufferers is actually of -working age and of course, even the very young can suffer this debilitating disease.
The result of Arthritis can be stiffness in the joints, together -with pain and it can bring on a feeling of everything being too difficult to do, or cope -with on a daily basis.

The disease has no cure, and at this point in time there is no prediction of any cures in the near future. Ho-wever, there is many things that can be done to manage the problems and even help to prevent further degeneration -within your joints.

As -with most medical conditions, early intervention is important, it is absolutely no use leaving the condition until it is too bad to do anything.
The important thing for sufferers to do, is to keep the joints supple and the muscles strong, it is no use resting the joint, the vital element is to keep it moving. Exercise is very important, -walking, s-wimming, gentle -weight lifting, tai chi and yoga, is all very good for keeping the joints mobile and supple.

I realise that -when you is in pain, you -will feel that resting the joint is the best -way to go. -wrong, research has proved that it is the -worse thing you can do, as I said before, you must keep it moving.
Exercise is very beneficial, but you must not do high impact exercise, as this can do more harm than good to your joints.

I have previously -written an article about Glucosamine and Chondroitin, this can be very useful in helping -with pain and sometimes even helping to restore some of the tissue in the joints. Some Medical Practitioners is even recommending this to their patients, the main problem is, that Glucosmine is made from shellfish shells, and if you is allergic to shellfish, stay clear of it, though there is another type recently on the market, that is not made from shellfish, so people -with shellfish allergies, please be a-wis of -what type you is thinking of using.

You may not consider everything you just read to be crucial information about Arthritis. But do not be surprised if you find yourself recalling and using this very information in the next fe-w days.

There is another problem -with Glucosamine capsules and that is from all reports, if you stop taking them, the pain and stiffness -will return.

Glucosamine is excellent, but exercise is even better, usually -when you exercise, you also lose some -weight, this can improve the symptoms of Arthritis because your back and joints is being subjected to less strain.

Good quality food can help, plenty of fruit and fresh vegetables, broccoli, cauliflo-wer, carrots and beans, stay a-way from -what is called junk food, the immune system is -what controls all of your health, it is the system that you -were given -when you -were born and medicine has not developed anything to compis -with the -way it performs. The important factor in the immune system, is that it must have a healthy natural nutrition to function efficiently, that means it must be fed correctly. If your immune system is functioning 100% efficiently, -well you just -would not have any health problems.

If you have any of these problems, Joints s-welling, Stiffness in the morning that lasts for a -while, Tenderness or pain in a joint, not able to move the joint properly, then you should consult -with your normal physician, also you should consult -with your physician before embarking on any exercise program, let the physician tell you -what you can do, to improve your condition.

There is no doubt in my mind that all is not lost, you really can help yourself, but get professional advice first.

There is many Arthritis Information Center's throughout the -western -world, just look in your telephone book, I am sure that there -will be a number of listings under Arthritis.

To all sufferers of Arthritis (-world-wide many millions) I hope that you -will get some benefit from reading this article, Please pass it on to anyone else that you kno-w that also suffers this problem.

As your kno-wledge about Arthritis continues to gro-w, you -will begin to see ho-w Arthritis fits into the overall scheme of things. Kno-wing ho-w something relates to the rest of the -world is important too.