Types of Arthritis Include
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- Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. It's often related to aging or to an injury.
- Autoimmune arthritis happens when your body's immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake. Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common form of autoimmune arthritis. Juvenile arthritis is a type of arthritis that develop in children.
- Infectious arthritis is an infection that has spread from another part of the body to the Joint.
- Psoriatic arthritis affects people with psoriasis.
- Gout is a painful type of arthritis that happens when too much uric acid builds up in the body. It often starts in the big toe.