My doctor has given me antibiotics for a chest infection. I had a fever and aches and pains in the days before the infection. I understand that most chest infections are caused by a virus which antibiotics have no effect against. I am against taking antibiotics for anything as the over use and over prescription of...
Arthrosis is a degenerative disease of the joint where the cartilage lining the joint erodes over time. This disease is usually caused by chronic wear and tear of the cartilage around a joint, eventually leading to the cartilage wearing away completely, often resulting in your joint having bone-to-bone contact. Arthrosis is most common in the joints of your knees, hips, hands and spine. However, it can affect any joints. The main cause of Arthrosis is mechanical stress on the articular surface of the cartilage, where the cartilaginous tissue cannot withstand this stress.
Degenerative joint disease, also known as osteoarthritis is due to the loss of articular cartilage within your joints. The articular cartilage is the cushioning that is on the ends of our bones. When we mature or finish growing, that cartilage is fairly thick, it is firm and rubbery â¦ and smoother than glass.nother common source of pain in a knee with degenerative joint disease is something we call synovitis. Inflamed synovium: notice how red and âangryâ it looks. The synovium is the tissue which lines the entire inside of our joint.