Watch out these little habits, lifestyle changes to prevent arthritis risk

Arthritis is caused by an inflammation of the joints that adversely affects one joint or multiple joints and leads to joint pain, stiffness and swelling. Watch out these little habits, lifestyle changes to prevent arthritis risk Winters can be especially harsh for those who suffer from arthritis and women are more prone to joint pain in the cold season than men. Symptoms: Dr Biren Nadkarni, Senior Consultant Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon at Sitaram Bhartia Institute and Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi shares, “Regardless of the type of arthritis, one may experience fever, lymph nodes swelling, weight loss, tiredness, inability to use your hand, difficulty in walking, and poor sleep. Here is how you can distinguish regular pain from early signs of arthritis - joint pain, stiffness and swelling in joints, your range of motion may also decrease, redness of the skin around the joint, unexplained joint pain usually accompanied by fever, difficulty in carrying out daily chores due to joint pain while pain killers also cannot cure joint pains.” Who are at the risk of developing arthritis?