Chilling Sensation
A person commonly experiences body chills when exposed to cold or stays in a cold environment for an extended period. This is perfectly normal, however, when body chills are experienced without the cold external factors, it is usually caused by an infection. With arthritis, the person may feel warm and hot outside but feel cold and shivering inside; or vice versa.
Infectious arthritis will cause the body to experience chills and a temperature drop along with the inflammation. Osteoarthritis, for instance, can only affect joints that do not usually trigger a chill. Other types of arthritis (like rheumatoid), which can affect other internal parts of the body, however, can be infectious and may cause rapid muscle contractions resulting in chills. Therefore, when chills caused by arthritis are experienced more often than usual, it is best to seek professional help to be diagnosed accordingly.
Because arthritis is chronic, it will never go away and even worsen with age. Therefore, the older the person becomes, the more likely they will experience chills more often than usual. With time, it may even occur every day for persons above fifty years.
