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Body Talk: the musculoskeletal system
Arthritis
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Arthritis
The ability to move is taken for granted, until things start to deteriorate. There are several conditions that originate within the musculoskeletal system, as well as some conditions that affect this system but stem from elsewhere in the body. Perhaps the most well known of these is arthritis.
The term arthritis means inflammation of the joints, and the condition is the most common cause of disability in the UK, affecting over 10 million people. There are several types of arthritis.
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