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Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases Living With a Rheumatic
Disease Arthritis and other rheumatic diseases are characterized
by pain, swelling, and limited movement in joints and connective
tissues in the body. According to the CDC, an estimated 50
million people in the U.S. have some form of arthritis.
Arthritis, which literally means inflammation of a joint (where
two or more bones meet), actually refers to more than 100
different diseases. Rheumatic diseases include any diseases that
cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints or other
supportive body structures, such as muscles, tendons, ligaments,
and bones. In fact, the group of arthritis diseases falls under
the category of rheumatic diseases. Arthritis and other
rheumatic diseases are often mistakenly associated with old age,
because osteoarthritis (the most common f