Rheumatism
Rheumatism is a term used to describe disorders associated with many different parts of the body. Often rheumatism is associated with arthritis, or with rheumatic fever. However, rheumatism might apply to the symptoms of numerous conditions that can cause pain and or weakness. Some conditions that were once labelled as rheumatism or called rheumatic diseases include:
Frequently, autoimmune disorders can cause pain as well as affecting other organs, and were classed as rheumatism. Better understanding of the actions of these illnesses show that the problem is not dysfunction of the joints, but rather immune systems that can attack joints, muscles and organs.