A person with arthritis looks like anyone else unless the hip, knee, or ankle joints are so effected that they can no longer walk. If the hands are affected, the fingers might be swollen and crooked, or there may be "knots" on the joints.
the most common parts are the joints. usually you can also find tiny gouts in the earlobes.
Poly arthritis is likely to be Rheumatoid arthritis. Poly as in more then one place Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that tends to hit in several joints at the same time, often in the same joints on opposing sides of the body. As with any form of arthritis it is beneficial to maintain strength around effected joints to give them as much indirect support as possible. there by getting more out of worn cartilage and reducing the pain that comes with damaged joints.
If you are getting the symptoms of arthritis in both hands then it is likely that you have RA rheumatoid Arthritis it would be wise to have this checked out with your doctor in order to prevent the damage that this disease can do to your hands and other joints that are not presently effected.
Usually stiff sore or swollen joints are a pretty good indicator. However with forms of arthritis like Rheumatoid arthritis which is an Autoimmune disease other parts of the body may be effected.
It should not make too much difference unless the effected joints become to badly damaged that they begin-to get infected
It all depends on how seriously the joints are effected however I know from experience with someone that has had the disease that it can be a very painfull experience for them.
exercising does not so much treat arthritis as make the muscles around effected joints stronger and more able to support them leading to slowing the damaging progress and to a reduction in the pain caused by the disease.
Some sort of arthritis.
There are perhaps hundreds of diseases that attack joints. The effect on the joints is called Arthritis.
Yes, kids can be effected by arthritis. This is called Juvenile Arthritis. It usually goes away after puberty.
Infectious arthritis, which is sometimes called septic Arthritis or pyogenic arthritis, is a serious infection of the joints.