Around 10 million UK adults are limited by the effects of arthritis in their day-to-day lives1. Arthritis means inflammation of a joint. Your joints allow movement where two bones meet - including your fingers, elbows, knees, and hips - and so arthritis affects how you move, alongside other symptoms.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/whats-the-difference-between-osteoarthritis-and-rheumatoid-arthritis