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Arthritis Statistics- Arthritis is a major cause of disability and pain.
- There is currently no cure for Arthritis, but the symptoms can be managed and treated.
- Most forms of Arthritis are thought to be a reaction of the body immune system
against its own joint tissues.
- Arthritis is second only to heart disease as a cause of work disability.
- One in six people in has Arthritis. By 2020 one in five people could have the condition.
- Arthritis currently impacts directly on more than 15% of the population
and indirectly on their businesses, and numerous other people, including their work colleagues, friends, family, and other tax payers.
- Arthritis costs economies around the world 10's of billion of dollars a year. Emotionally and socially, the hidden costs of arthritis are immeasurable.
- Arthritis limits even everyday activities such as walking, dressing, and bathing.
- Half of those people suffering from Arthritis do not think that anything can be done to help them.
- Arthritis refers to more than 100 different diseases that affect areas in or around joints.
- Arthritis strikes women more often than men.
Scleroderma
Scleroderma can be a chronic (that is, it gets worse as a person ages), progressive auto-immune disease, which means that a sufferer's own immune system attacks their own body tissues, causing the symptoms. That is, the person's own immune system...
Gout
Gout is a common and painful type of Arthritis which occurs when uric acid crystals are deposited in the joints causing inflammation, pain, and swelling. Gout usually affects one joint at a time, especially the joint of the big toe. It can also...
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common types of Arthritis. Osteoarthritis causes a breakdown in the cartilage that cushions the ends of bones where they meet to form a joint, causing potentially debilitating pain. OA usually occurs in the...
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a relatively uncommon form of Arthritis that usually affects the spine, often causing severe backache and stiffness, but can also affect hips, shoulders, and the sacroiliac joint that attaches the spine to the...
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a disease in which inflammation affects the joints, and sometimes other organs of the body, causing pain, heat, and swelling. RA can affect people of all ages, and most people with RA can continue to lead full and...
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