Joint Stiffness - : The Feeling That The Motion of A Joint Is Limited or Difficult. of Synovial Joints. Smaller, Etc

ARTHRITIS
Vocabulary
Joint stiffness – the feeling that the motion of a joint is limited or difficult.
Synovial – the soft tissue found between the articular capsule (joint capsule) and the joint cavity
of synovial joints.
Wear away – to gradually disappear or to cause (something) to gradually disappear or become thinner,
smaller, etc.
Leak – accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole .
Rub – to cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface.
Tough – strong or firm.
Slippery – not firmly fixed.
Bone spur – a bony outgrowth.
Arthritis is a general term that refers to over a hundred different types of joint
inflammation. This joint inflammation causes swelling, pain and stiffness. The
typical signs of arthritis are swelling of the joint that is warm to the touch, pain,
tenderness, stiffness, redness and loss of function. Arthritis is not always limited to
the joints of the body and can affect soft tissues and internal organs.
In the joint, inflammation causes damage to the cartilage and synovial lining.
When the cartilage is worn down, the bones may rub together. Damage to the
synovial lining cause synovial fluid to leak and
produce fluid in the joint lining. This adds to the
swelling. If the joint lining continues to grow, it
can permanently damage the bone. All of this
causes pain, swelling and distress for the patient.
The most common types of arthritis are:
Osteoarthritis. This is the most prevalent. In
osteoarthritis, the cartilage covering the bone
slowly wears away with age and the bones rub together.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA.) In rheumatoid arthritis the body’s immune system
begins to attack the joints of the body causing the joint lining to swell.
Gout. Gout is a condition where the body cannot effectively remove uric acid and
the uric acid crystallizes in the joints like needles, causing swelling and severe
pain.
Questions
51. What type of disease is arthritis?
A. Inflammation disease B. Muscle disease
C. Acute disease D. All of these
52. How many common signs of arthritis are mentioned?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
53. What happens when the cartilage is worn down?
A. the bones may be drier B. the bones may contact each other
C. the bones may be thinner D. All of these
54. How many common types of arthritis are mentioned?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
55. Which type of arthritis is an autoimmune disease?
A. Osteoarthritis B. Rheumatoid C. Gout D. All of these
I. Watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41IMR_Dp5bs
1) Complete the sentences:
 Bones provide __________________________.

 A synovial membrane surrounds _______________.
 Joints give the body _________________________.
 The joints most commonly affected are in the _____________.
 Osteoarthritis is a joint disease resulting from _______________.
 Osteoarthritis is also called ________________.
2) Match the words:
1. synovial cartilage
2. movable changes
3. joint disease
4. articular drugs
5. body flexibility
6. degenerative fluid
7. family inflammation
8. joint injury
9. bony joints
10. common medications
11. anti-inflammatory membrane
12. lifestyle osteoarthritis
13. severe projections
14. bone provider
15. healthcare removal
tendency
tissue
3) Fill in the new vocabulary to make meaningful statements:
1. Injections of hyaluronic acid may ____________ the joint and relief pain.
2. This therapy is well-known for its property to relieve pain, swelling, and to
_________ the tissues.
1) Line up
3. Eventually, if the cartilage ________ completely, bone will
2) Lubricate
rub on bone.
3) Nourish
4. This material allows the bones to ___________ over each
4) Realign
without causing pain.
5) Replace
5. The doctor may want you to walk or stand on one leg to see
6) Resurface
how your hips ____________.
7) Slide
6. Wether to ___________ the patella remains controversial in
8) Wear away
total knee arthroplasty.
9) Remove
7. Surgeons may fuse more bones in order to stabilize and
10) Restore
____________ the spine.
8. The damaged cartilage will be ___________ with long-
lasting artificial parts.
9. Repeat these five breaths as soon as you put on the mask, and again after you
_____________ it.
10. There are no treatment to knee __________ function, only reducing pain.
VOCABULARY
1. Here are several questions the doctor asked her patient. Unfortunately, the
questions got mixed up. Rearrange them in a logical order:
a) What do you mean by feeling poorly?

b) What do you think brought it on this time?
c) What is the problem today?
d) Let me listen to your heart and lungs.
e) When did you first notice the symptoms?
2. Match up those phrases which have the same meaning.
a) as far as you know A. to be very ill with something

b) to be on a diet B. injections for people with diabetes
c) insulin injections C. in your opinion
d) illnesses that run in the family D. to eat carefully
e) to suffer from a disease E. medical problems among relatives
3. Complete the following sentences or questions by inserting the appropriate words or

phrases from the box.
in the armpit trembling perspire has gone down feverish

rattle orally extremely high fever swings
a) Do you have a temperature?

Are you feeling .......................................................................................... ?
b) Does your temperature go up and down suddenly?
Are there any ...................................................................... in temperature?
c) Did you take your temperature under your tongue?
Did you take your temperature .................................................................. ?
d) Was it an axillary temperature?
Did you take your temperature .................................................................. ?
e) I'm afraid your son's temperature is 39.
I'm sorry, but your son has an..................................................................... .
f) I'm glad to say that your fever has fallen.
You will be pleased to know that your temperature................................... .
g) My entire body was shaking.
My whole body was....................................................................................

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ARTHRITIS

I. Watch the video:

1) Complete the sentences:

 Bones provide __________________________.

2) Match the words:

3) Fill in the new vocabulary to make meaningful statements:

a) What do you mean by feeling poorly?

2. Match up those phrases which have the same meaning.

a) as far as you know A. to be very ill with something

3. Complete the following sentences or questions by inserting the appropriate words or

in the armpit trembling perspire has gone down feverish

a) Do you have a temperature?

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