CureArthritis is a website for the Arthritis National Research Foundation.
With an estimated 50 million adults and 300,000 children in America suffering now is the time to step up the fight against arthritis. The number of people suffering is only expected to grow as the "baby boomers" age. The CDC predicts that by the year 2030, 67 million people (25% of the population!) will suffer from one of the over 100 different forms of arthritis.
What is Arthritis?There are more than 100 types of arthritis and treatment may be obtained from medical doctors who are arthritis specialists called rheumatologists. Some of the most prevalent forms of arthritis include:
Osteoarthritis......is the nation's number one crippling disease, affecting an estimated 20.7 million Americans. In this degenerative disease, the cartilage in the joints deteriorates causing pain and loss of movement.
Rheumatoid Arthritis......is an autoimmune disease which means that the patient's immune system is attacking and destroying self-tissues in the joints, causing swelling, pain and loss of mobility. RA afflicts approximately 2.1 million Americans and, in severe cases, can involve other body organs and cause death.
Fibromyalgia......which affects over two million Americans, is characterized by chronic and widespread pain in the muscles and joints, sleep disorder and fatigue.
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