There are other types of arthritis that are less known, like this we have ankylosing spondylitis, bursitis, fibrositis, fibromiositis, gout and lupus erythematosus.

The Ankylosing Spondylitis is an inflammation of the joints that unite the vertebras in the spine. When the inflammation hands over, the joints stay hardened and injured, reaching to set the bones of the spine. When it occurs in the lower part of the spine, this inflammation of ankylosing spondylitis doesn’t limit the movement. But in some cases the spine becomes stiff and curved. When the joints are affected between the spine and ribs that can generate respiratory difficulties because decreases the expansive ability of the thorax wall. It hasn’t discovered yet the cause of this disease, which affects first the sacroiliac joints, which unite the base of the spine with the hip bone or pelvis. It appears between 10 and 40 years, and they suffer it with major frequency men than women, in a close proportion of 10 to 1.

The Bursitis is an illness, which consists in the inflammation bursa or bag that contains a lubricant liquid of the tissues that round some joints. It originates as a consequence of arthritis, an infection, a traumatic injury or an effort or excessive physical exercise. It affects generally the joints of the knees, of the elbows, of the heels, the bases of fat toes and shoulders. It isn’t a serious disorder, and the normal is that it disappears spontaneously after one or two weeks of its appearance.

The fibrositis is an inflammation of fibrous tissue of the neck, shoulders and torso, which characterizes by the pain and stiffness of these parts. Generally, it appears after climatologic changes, infections or physical or emotional traumas, and can be recidivating or very chronic. For its treatment are useful tranquilizers or sedatives, the muscular relaxings and the intra-articular injections of any local anesthetic.

The Fibromiositis is a group of disorders that demonstrates with stiffness and muscular or articular pain and localized inflammation. Between the types that present this disease include lumbago, pleurodynia and torticollis.

The Gout is caused by an increase of uric acid quantity in the organism and, frequently localizes in the big toe, forming deposits of crystallized salts of uric acid. It’s very frequent in people with overweight and/or people who exceed in the alcohol consumption and enriched foods. This illness is disabling and, if it doesn’t treat, can originate tofos or destructive articular alterations. It affects mainly to men in a 90%, with respect of women. 

The erythematosus lupus consists in a chronic inflammatory illness that affects numerous systems of the organism. It doesn’t know with certainty its original cause, and suffer it women with a frequency four times superior than men. Its initiation manifests with arthritis, and it usually presents accompanied, in many occasions, by an erythematous eruption on the nose and cheekbones, weakness, fatigue and weight loss.