Arthritis (cont.)
What is the Arthritis Foundation?
The Arthritis Foundation is the only national voluntary health
organization whose purpose is directed solely to all forms of
arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation has national and international
programs involving support for scientific research, public
information and education for affected patients and their families,
training of specialists, public awareness, and local community
assistance.
Local branch chapters of the Arthritis Foundation serve to disseminate
information about arthritis and rheumatic diseases as well as function as referral centers. Moreover, many of the various forms of arthritis have their own foundations that serve as information and referral resources for local communities.
Summary
It is the ultimate goal of scientific arthritis research that
optimal treatment programs are designed for each of the many form of arthritis.
This field will continue to evolve as improvements develop in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and related conditions.
- Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints.
- Symptoms of arthritis include pain and limited
function of joints.
- Arthritis sufferers include men and women, children
and adults.
- A rheumatologist is a medical arthritis expert.
- Earlier and accurate diagnosis can help to prevent irreversible
damage and disability.
References: The Arthritis Foundation (http://www.arthritis.org), "Arthritis Prevalence: A Nation in Pain," "The Facts About Arthritis"
Last Editorial Review: 9/10/2008
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