Lyme disease begins by a bite from an insect that is infected by bacterium. The bacterium enters the body and travels to different parts of the body. …

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the joints, usually accompanied by pain and stiffness. It causes a great deal of pain and discomfort to a …

Osteomalacia is a disease affecting mainly adult women, where the bones are generally softened due to the impaired deposition of calcium. It is…

Is a disease whereby the bones thin. From the age of 20 onwards more bones cells are lost than replaced causing bones to become thinner with age but…

Pagets Disease is a disease where areas of bone become thickened and soft and there is an increase in the total number of bone cells. It is quite…

Is a condition that causes pain at the bottom of the heel where the ligaments connect to the front of the foot.   It often happens when the tissue…

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is muscular pains throughout the body starting abruptly in the neck and shoulder muscles and then spreading down the…

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a form of joint inflammation affecting individuals with the skin disorder psoriasis. Psoriasis affects 2-3% of the UK…

Raynaud’s phenomenon is most common in young women. First the fingertips go white and cold, the fingers become numb and may become stiff due to the…

Reactive arthritis is caused by bacteria travelling through the body to the joints between bones. The joints swell and become stiff and painful. It…