The Common Arthritis Types 1. Osteoarthritis When the flexible cartilage covering the end of each bone/joint wears down, the affected is diagnosed with Osteoarthritis. This type of arthritis causes extreme pain, swelling and difficulty in moving the joints and most commonly occurs in knees, hips, lower back and neck. Maximum patients have knee arthritis. 2. Rheumatoid arthritis This is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the joints and the tissues around it. It can also cause swelling in other multiple body organs and thus is also known as systematic illness. 3. Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis JIA or Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis is also known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and both the terms are used interchangeably. Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis is basically a chronic, non infective, inflammatory and autoimmune joint disease. Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis mainly affects children and adolescents. Arthritis Treatment: Arthritis treatment depends on the type of arthritis and degree of it. The main function of taking arthritis treatment is to ease out the pain in the joints. What may work for one person, may not for other. Some of the common care techniques used to treat arthritis pain are to place heating pads or ice packs to the joint. People with arthritis knee use assistance devices for mobility like walkers and or canes to reduce the pressure applied on the joint while walking. Deep Penetration Physiotherapy can heal you better with pain.