joints that are most at risk of damage?
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Your knees, shoulders, elbows and ankles are all joints that are susceptible to injury, damage and pain. Pain from these joints usually stems from the damage of ligaments, tendons, cartilage bursae and/or conjoining bones.
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Joints bind the skeleton together, to give structure and allow muscles to move bones to perform certain tasks such as running, reaching and grasping. There are many types of joints the most common of which are synovial joints.
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['Gliding joints (or planar joints) – e.g. the carpals of the wrist.', 'Hinge joints – e.g. the elbow (between the humerus and the ulna) and knee.', 'Pivot joints – e.g the wrist.', 'Condyloid joints (or ellipsoidal joints) – e.g. the thumb (between the metacarpal and carpal)', 'Saddle joints – e.g. the shoulder and hip joints.']
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Lesson Summary Our bodies contain six types of synovial joints. Synovial joints are the most movable type of joint found in the human body. Joints are formed where bones come together. The six types of synovial joints are the pivot, hinge, saddle, plane, condyloid, and ball-and-socket joints.
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RA commonly affects joints in the hands, wrists, and knees. In a joint with RA, the lining of the joint becomes inflamed, causing damage to joint tissue. This tissue damage can cause long-lasting or chronic pain, unsteadiness (lack of balance), and deformity (misshapenness).
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['Pain in a joint with movement or at rest.', 'Limited range of movement.', 'Stiffness after inactivity or during activity.', 'Swelling or tenderness at a joint.', 'Redness or warmth at a joint.', 'Not being able to do everyday activities.']
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['Tenderness when you touch the joint.', 'Pain when you move it.', 'Trouble moving, walking, or putting weight on it.', 'Joint stiffness, warmth, or swelling.', 'More pain and swelling after you rest, such as sitting or sleeping.']
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Rheumatoid arthritis RA can affect several small joints in the foot at the same time, including those in the toes. RA often occurs in the small joints of the hands and feet first, though it can affect other joints, such as the knees, elbows, hip, and neck. Around 90 percent of people with RA will have foot problems.
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X-rays do not show soft tissues such as muscles, bursae, ligaments, tendons, or nerves. To help determine whether the joint has been damaged by injury, a doctor may use an ordinary (non-stress) x-ray or one taken with the joint under stress caused by certain positions (stress x-ray).
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['Pain.', 'Swelling.', 'Bruising.', 'Instability of the joint.', 'Loss of ability to move the joint.', 'Visibly deformed joint (bone looks out of place)']
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Inflammation, breakdown, and eventual loss of cartilage in the joints is known as osteoarthritis. Lack of movement – the joints need to move regularly to remain healthy. Long periods of inactivity or immobility increase the risk of damage to the cartilage.
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Although RA is most commonly associated with joints of the hands and wrists, it can also affect larger joints, such as the hips, knees, and shoulders. Symptoms of hip arthritis may occur later than those from RA affecting smaller joints.
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['Hinge - these can be found in the elbow, knee and ankle. ... ', 'Ball and socket - these types of joint can be found at the shoulder and hip and allow movement in almost every direction. ... ', 'Pivot - this joint can be found in the neck between the top two vertebrae.']
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Many joints affected (polyarthritis) Usually, but not always, rheumatoid arthritis affects many joints. Classically, RA affects the small joints of the hands and wrists and balls of the feet. Also, not uncommonly, knees, elbows, hips, ankles, and shoulders can be inflamed.
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There are three main types of joints; Fibrous (immovable), Cartilaginous (partially moveable) and the Synovial (freely moveable) joint.
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When the radius and ulna are broken, a number of nearby structures can also be injured. These include the cartilage lining the surfaces of the wrist joint, nerves, blood vessels, ligaments and tendons. Injury to these structures may delay your recovery.
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["Adult Still's disease.", 'Ankylosing spondylitis.', 'Avascular necrosis (death of bone tissue due to limited blood flow)', 'Bone cancer.', 'Broken bone.', 'Bursitis (joint inflammation)', 'Complex regional pain syndrome (chronic pain due to a dysfunctional nervous system)', 'Dislocation.']