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Arthritis: Keeping your Joints Healthy
Harvard Health Publications/Staywell, Jan 2011, Pages: 49
For a disease that affects 50 million adults in the US — about one in five people — arthritis is remarkably misunderstood. Many people believe it’s a crippling and inevitable part of growing old. But things are changing. Treatments are better, and plenty of people age well without much arthritis. People also tend to think of arthritis as a single disease. In fact, there are more than 100 different types of arthritis. And although they all affect joints, their causes and treatments can vary considerably.
If you have arthritis, you can take steps to protect your joints, reduce discomfort, and improve mobility — all of which are detailed in this report. Because describing your symptoms is so important for a correct diagnosis, this report discusses the variety of symptoms that may occur and which are typical of particular kinds of arthritis. In addition, you will find detailed information about diagnosis and treatment of the two most common types of arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, along with a brief look at several other types, including gout, pseudogout, and infectious arthritis. This report also includes information on established medical therapies as well as complementary treatments such as acupuncture, chiropractic, and massage. Because living with arthritis requires more than finding a drug treatment, a special section provides advice about how to care for yourself through exercise, diet, and useful gadgets. Millions of people must live with arthritis. This report will suggest ways to live well.
Prepared by the editors of Harvard Health Publications in collaboration with Robert Shmerling, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Clinical Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.
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