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There are between 100-150 rheumatic disease varieties and the term rheumatism is a layperson term describing joint pain and stiffness and not specifically rheumatic disorders.
For example, most of the traditional descriptions of rheumatism describe aches and pains in the joints as a person ages. Many of these cases were actually osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis is not included in the inflammatory joint disorders termed rheumatic disorders. However, when describing the rheumatism disorders both inflammatory and non inflammatory forms may be included.
Rheumatism or rheumatic disorders have two forms:-