[lit-ideas] Re: Life or Death
- From: "Carol Kirschenbaum" <carolkir@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:23:23 -0700
>> "Arthritis" is caused by injuries. Osteoarthritis is not.
ck: This must be an Irene declaration. Injuries do not necessarily cause
arthritis (inflammation of the joints, literally), nor are most cases of
arthritis caused by an injury or two. Got that? Arthritis is caused by
inflammation, which may come from many different causes. Current research
points to viral causes and multiple sites of inflammation, which also
present in joints.
Rheumatoid arthritis--just one of some 50 types of "arthritis"--is an
inflammation of the sinovial fluid that surrounds the joints. But the
inflammation attacks other internal organs, as it progresses. Lupus is
lumped with "arthritic" conditions for its chronicity and similar response
to both medications and diagnostic tests, though many people with SLE
(lupus) do not show marked osteo/joint symptoms.
Osteoarthritis is another kettle of fish. The "injury cause" referred to in
this discussion is a way to say that injuries to the bone can cause
inflammation of the surrounding tissue. But osteoarthritis more commonly
occurs without specific, traumatic injury--just normal daily use of one's
body over the years.
Carol
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