A quick game of

Muscular-skeletal Zap to
warm our joints up
 Learning Intentions
To be able to…

• Describe and explain arthritis

• Deepen your understanding of the lifestyle impact it can
have through looking at a case study
What do we have left to cover?
 What is Arthritis?
• Arthritis causes pain and
inflammation in joint
• In the UK, around 10 million
people have it
• It affects people of all ages
• There are 2 types-
osteoarthritis and
reheumatoid arthritis
 What is Arthritis?
Osteoarthritis arthritis
• The cartilage lining starts to
roughen and thin out which
makes movement more
difficult and causes pain and
stiffness
• This means the tendons and
ligaments have to work
harder
 What is Arthritis?
Osteoarthritis arthritis
• This can cause swelling and
the formation of bony spurs-
osteophytes
• Severe loss of cartilage can
lead to bone rubbing on bone
• It can alter the shape of the
joint
 What is Arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis

• The body’s immune system

targets different joints
• This leads to pain and
swelling
• The synovial membrane is
first affected
 What is Arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis

• This leads to more swelling

and changes in the joints
shape
• This can cause bone and
cartilage to break down
 Claire’s story
1. What type of arthritis did both of Claire’s parents have and how do you know?
Challenge 1: Find out more: is arthritis hereditary?
2. Why did Claire not spot her arthritis straight away?
3. Explain 3 different ways Claire’s lifestyle is affected by her condition
Challenge 2: find out more: what homeopathic treatment is available for
arthritis?
Challenge 3: Find out more: what’s a bakers cyst and why is it linked to
osteoarthritis?
4. Name some treatments Claire has had
5. Claire is determined to carry on exercising, what advice would you give her
and why?
 Causes Any other specific information on
Lifestyle treatment- physiotherapy, exercise,
dietary changes, assistive technology

Effects (PIES)

Arthritis: what can we add

from the case study?
Treatment

Monitoring- clinical observation,

blood tests, bone density scans
 Finishing your sheet
Use the links and the textbook
• http://
www.arthritiscare.org.uk/A Avoid listing ways of monitoring
boutArthritis and treatments- instead describe
them/ explain how they work-
• https://www.nhs.uk/Conditi
use two different colours
ons/Arthritis
/
Extension: apply your
knowledge to an exam
questions created about Claire
 Causes Any other specific information on
Lifestyle treatment- physiotherapy, exercise,
dietary changes, assistive technology

Effects (PIES)

Arthritis

Treatment

Monitoring- clinical observation,

blood tests, bone density scans