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Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis have
different causes, risk factors, and effects on the
body:
• Osteoarthritis pain, stiffness, or inflammation
most frequently appears in the hips, knees, and
hands.
• Rheumatoid arthritis commonly affects the
hands and wrists but can also affect areas of
the body other than the joints.
Osteoarthritis And Rheumatoid Arthritis Often
Share Common Symptoms:
Joint pain
Stiffness
Inflammation or swelling
Characteristics Of Rheumatoid Arthritis And Osteoarthritis
Characteristic Rheumatoid arthritis Osteoarthritis
Age at which the condition
starts
It may begin any time in life. It usually begins later in life.
Speed of onset Relatively rapid, over weeks to months Slow, over years
Joint symptoms Joints are painful, swollen, and stiff. Joints ache and may be tender but have
little or no swelling.
Pattern of joints that are
affected
It often affects small and large joints on
both sides of the body (symmetrical),
such as both hands, both wrists or
elbows, or the balls of both feet.
Symptoms often begin on one side of the
body and may spread to the other side.
Symptoms begin gradually and are often
limited to one set of joints, usually the
finger joints closest to the fingernails or
the thumbs, large weight-bearing joints
(hips, knees), or the spine.
Duration of morning stiffness Morning stiffness lasts longer than 1 hour. Morning stiffness lasts less than 1 hour.
Stiffness returns at the end of the day or
after periods of activity.
Presence of symptoms
affecting the whole body
(systemic)
Frequent fatigue and a general feeling of
being ill are present.
Whole-body symptoms are not present.
Arthritis.com.sg was founded on the principle that arthritis is
a major and difficult problem facing many people today. We
understand that successful treatment is difficult and may
require a correct complement of doctors, medications,
supplements, and complementary healthcare providers. We
aim to be a comprehensive resource on the best available
options available to help patients with arthritis in Singapore.
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Arthritis Document Sharing

  • 1.
  • 2. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis have different causes, risk factors, and effects on the body: • Osteoarthritis pain, stiffness, or inflammation most frequently appears in the hips, knees, and hands. • Rheumatoid arthritis commonly affects the hands and wrists but can also affect areas of the body other than the joints.
  • 3.
  • 4. Osteoarthritis And Rheumatoid Arthritis Often Share Common Symptoms: Joint pain Stiffness Inflammation or swelling
  • 5. Characteristics Of Rheumatoid Arthritis And Osteoarthritis Characteristic Rheumatoid arthritis Osteoarthritis Age at which the condition starts It may begin any time in life. It usually begins later in life. Speed of onset Relatively rapid, over weeks to months Slow, over years Joint symptoms Joints are painful, swollen, and stiff. Joints ache and may be tender but have little or no swelling. Pattern of joints that are affected It often affects small and large joints on both sides of the body (symmetrical), such as both hands, both wrists or elbows, or the balls of both feet. Symptoms often begin on one side of the body and may spread to the other side. Symptoms begin gradually and are often limited to one set of joints, usually the finger joints closest to the fingernails or the thumbs, large weight-bearing joints (hips, knees), or the spine. Duration of morning stiffness Morning stiffness lasts longer than 1 hour. Morning stiffness lasts less than 1 hour. Stiffness returns at the end of the day or after periods of activity. Presence of symptoms affecting the whole body (systemic) Frequent fatigue and a general feeling of being ill are present. Whole-body symptoms are not present.
  • 6. Arthritis.com.sg was founded on the principle that arthritis is a major and difficult problem facing many people today. We understand that successful treatment is difficult and may require a correct complement of doctors, medications, supplements, and complementary healthcare providers. We aim to be a comprehensive resource on the best available options available to help patients with arthritis in Singapore.
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