"Jim Levie" wrote: (clip) I think it is pretty well agreed that arthritis,
in all of its forms, is an auto-immune disease in that the body attacks the
connective tissue in the joints. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That is true of rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis (which my doctor calls
"wear and tear arthritis") is a breakdown of the cushion which separates the
joint surfaces.