In short yes. If you mean continuous, long lasting, slowly developing. Physically your body does not perform as it once did and you face everyday challenges such as, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, limitation, loss of ability. It affects your responsibilities, relationships and personal identity.
gout can be chronic but this is not necessarily the case
most forms of arthritis are chronic, this is particularly so in the case of inflammatory forms of arthritis like for example rheumatoid arthritis which is an autoimmune disease
No
There are many chronic diseases that can disable people Arthritis is just one of them.
No Some forms of non chronic arthritiswhich do not usually cause damage to joints may be caused by infections. However osteoarthritis arthritis Gouty arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis have no connection with any known infection or pathogen.
Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic disease characterized by inflammation of the skin (psoriasis) and joints (arthritis).
Acute chronic gout is a form of arthritis as well There are treatments available for both gout non inflammatory arthritis and inflammatory forms of the disease. None however can be cured as yet.
arthritis thyroid
Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of arthritis that causes chronic pain in the back.
One of the main chronic forms of arthritis RA is far more likey to stike women then men By a factor of 3 to 1
Chronic Reactive Gastropathy is irritation of the stomach due to bile, arthritis- types of medicines, alcohol or other medication.
My mother has Alzheimer's and Arthritis in her knee and hip. She is 83, what can i give her, that would help her walk better.