Arthritisin St. Petersburg, FL

Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and occurs when the cartilage between bones wears down, causing bones to become less protected. This type is usually caused by wear and tear, sports injuries, falls, or trauma. Inflammatory arthritis, in contrast, occurs when joint inflammation is caused by the immune system, rather than the mechanical wearing down of the cartilage and the joint.

Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when the immune system attacks its own tissues, including membranes found in the joints, most commonly causing inflammation, pain, stiffness, and disfigurement of the fingers, hands, wrists, and knees. Ankylosing spondylitis is arthritis of the spine that can cause spinal bones to fuse. Gout is a condition where extra uric acid turns into hard crystals that accumulate in the joints causing pain and inflammation. Psoriatic arthritis causes inflammation of both the joints and skin.

Joint pain that gets worse with movement, swelling and joint enlargement, pain that travels from your hip to your groin, pain that runs down the thighs, aching or stabbing pain in the knees, painful joints that get worse with cold weather or while jogging or running, and morning stiffness or feeling stiff after prolonged inactivity.

Repetition, wear and tear, sports, trauma, falls, and degeneration and cartilage wear down, which is part of the normal aging process.

Our medical clinic is at the forefront of cutting-edge natural medicine treatments in St. Petersburg, FL, like plasma therapy, for all-natural pain relief in the treatment of arthritis. We treat all types of arthritis, and we focus on regenerative medicine to help reduce and oftentimes slow down the aging process.