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2. Arthritis - Wikipedia

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   Overall arthritis becomes more common with age. [2] Arthritis is a common reason people are unable to carry out their work and can result in decreased ability to complete activities of daily living. [2] [3] The term arthritis is derived from arthr-(meaning 'joint') and -itis (meaning 'inflammation'). [12] [13]

3. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction - Wikipedia

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   The sacroiliac joint itself often will not show degenerative changes, such as arthritis, until many years of the dysfunction being allowed to continue. [8] Injury to the ligaments that hold the sacroiliac joints in proper support is thought to be caused by a torsion or high impact injury (such as an automobile accident) or a hard fall ...

4. Disability - Wikipedia

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   [95] [99] Several studies have reported a link between increased absence from work due to sickness and elevated risk of future disability pension. [100] A study by researchers in Denmark suggests that information on self-reported days of absence due to sickness can be used to effectively identify future potential groups for disability pension. [99]

5. Disability pension - Wikipedia

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   Australians who are temporarily unable to work due to illness, injury or a short-term disability may be eligible for Sickness Allowance. [5] Sickness Allowance pays less than the DSP; as of 1 January 2009, single recipients were entitled to a basic rate of A$449.30 per fortnight and couples A$405.30 for each person. [6]

6. Autoimmunity - Wikipedia

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   Pioneering work by Noel Rose and Ernst Witebsky in New York, and Roitt and Doniach at University College London provided clear evidence that, at least in terms of antibody-producing B cells (B lymphocytes), diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and thyrotoxicosis are associated with loss of immunological tolerance, which is the ability of an ...

7. Jaccoud arthropathy - Wikipedia

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   Jaccoud arthropathy (JA), is a chronic non-erosive reversible joint disorder that may occur after repeated bouts of arthritis. [1] [2] It is caused by inflammation of the joint capsule and subsequent fibrotic retraction, causing ulnar deviation of the fingers, through metacarpophalangeal joint (MCP) subluxation, [1] [3] primarily of the ring and little-finger. [3]