Some major types of arthritis are:

1. Rheumatoid arthritis: It is a serious form of arthritis and most of the damage caused by it is in the first year. So it is necessary to diagnose it in the early stage otherwise the life expectancy of the joints will reduce greatly.

2. Osteoarthritis: It is a kind of arthritis which degenerate the joint and occurs in the weight bearing area such as spine, knee joint, hip joint and feet.

3. Polymyalgia rheumatica: This arthritis is characterized by stiffness and pain in joints of neck, shoulder and hips. The time of occurrence of this arthritis is early or late fifties.

4. Ankylosing spondylitis: This arthritis blocks the gaps in the spine and puts pressure on the spinal cord the outcome of which is weakness and numbness.

5. Reactive arthritis: It affects the people with age group between 20 to 40 years. Young adults are the main sufferers form this kind of arthritis.

6.   Gout: Gout is a kind of arthritis in which the uric acid crystals gets deposited in the blood stream thereby increasing the level of uric acid in blood. Joints and kidney are affected by gout arthritis.