Pain Is Not A Symptom Of Arthritis, Pain Causes Arthritis, Study Shows
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 14:35
in Health & Medicine
Pain is more than a symptom of osteoarthritis, it is an inherent and damaging part of the disease itself, according to a study in journal Arthritis and Rheumatism. More specifically, the study revealed that pain signals originating in arthritic joints, and the biochemical processing of those signals as they reach the spinal cord, worsen and expand arthritis itself.