Benin – Dr Ovo Ogbinaka, a medical doctor at the Central Hospital Ughelli, Delta, said that 50 per cent of female adults above 65 years of age were likely to suffer from arthritis.
Ogbinaka made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Benin.
Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints caused by gradual strain on the body ligaments system.
According to him, arthritis can be a result of injury, which can lead to degenerative arthritis, abnormal metabolism, gout and pseudo gout, inheritance, such as in osteoarthritis.
The physician said the most common types of arthritis are Osteoarthritis (QA) and Rheumatoid arthritis “which can also affect multiple joints of the sufferer.”
Ogbinaka listed some of the symptoms of arthritis to include pains, swelling, reduced range of motion and stiffness.
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