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What is Rheumatism?

April 26, 2017rheumatism

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What is Rheumatism?

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Rheumatism or Rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the joints, back, and extremities. The term “rheumatism” is still used in colloquial speech and historical contexts, but is no longer used to mean any one particular disease. The traditional term covers such a range of different problems that it is no longer appropriate to ascribe symptoms to just “rheumatism.” Soft tissue rheumatism, as the term is used today, refers to diseases of the structures around the joint, namely, tendons, tendon sheaths, epicondyles, ligaments, and muscles. Arthritis and soft tissue rheumatism between them cover at least 200 different conditions that are handled by rheumatologists.