Arthropathy - MedFriendly.com

Arthropathy means any disease of the joints. A joint is a

place where two bones contact each other. The main

form of joint disease is arthritis, which is joint

inflammation. There are different forms of arthritis such

as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid

arthritis is another example of an immune disorder in

which the body's defense system attacks its own

tissues, causing inflammation of bone joints.

Osteoarthritis is a disease of the joints that is made

worse by physical stress (e.g., aging and wear and

tear).

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Another form of arthropathy is crystal arthropathy, in which crystals are deposited in the

joint, causing symptoms such as joint pain (e.g., arthralgia). In diabetic arthropathy, joint

disease is caused by the effects of diabetes mellitus. In diabetes mellitus, the body is not

able to effectively use a natural chemical called insulin, which quickly absorbs glucose (a

type of sugar) from the blood into cells for their energy needs and into the fat and liver

cells for storage. Enteropathic arthropathy is joint disease caused by colitis and related

conditions. Colitis is a condition in which there is inflammation of the colon (part of the

large intestine). In neuropathic arthropathy, joint disease is associated with a loss of

sensation. In reactive arthropathy, joint disease is caused by an infection in another part

of the body. Lastly, spodylarthopathy is joint disease of the vertebral column (bones that

surround the spine). the study of the structural and functional changes caused by joint

disease is known as arthropathology. Arthropathy comes from the Greek word "arthron"

meaning "joint," and the Greek word "pathos" meaning "suffering." Put the words together

and you get "joint suffering."