Arthritis  An estimated 46 million adults in the United States reported being told by a doctor that they have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia.
One in five (over 21%) adults in the United States report having doctor diagnosed arthritis.
In 2003–2005, 50% of adults 65 years and over reported an arthritis diagnosis.
By 2030, an estimated 67 million of Americans aged 18 years or older are projected to have doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
This is the data about Arthritis collected by different agencies from United Sates of America. One thing in this Data is important to note that this is only from U S, data from all over the world may be more shocking. Arthritis is a condition which is increasing all over the world day by day. Once arthritis was known as a disease of old age but now young people are also effected by this disabling disease. People are suffering from different kind of Arthritis everywhere. This is a preventable disease, but our Physicians have no time to consult a patient for the prevention of arthritis. First of all they will try themselves to treat arthritis by using different medicines. This may be Quinine, which can reward you with deafness but not sure it will make your joints perfect or not? Immunosuppressive treatment by using different kind of steroids are also common, which can "bless" you with hundred of other diseases also? So be aware about Arthritis, it won't kill you, I am sure but it can lead you to disability in moving, sitting and walking also!!
Arthritis is a condition with painful joints. There may be some kind of inflammation in your joints or there may be deposition of different kind of waste products which can lead you to Arthritis. It is possible you are facing pain due to improper between two bones making a joint, which cause pain in that joint. According to these etiological factors Arthritis itself is of different types. These types are as follows (Know more about these by clicking these)
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