Arthritis is a term that encompasses all sorts of joint pain or joint diseases. [1] Like other autoimmune diseases, autoimmune arthritis is caused by the body essentially “attacking” certain joints, causing pain, swelling, and movement problems. Autoimmune arthritis is also an umbrella term, covering a variety of types of arthritis including rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and many more. [1] Autoimmune ar