World Arthritis Day
Educate yourself on arthritis, consider taking steps to prevent it, and raise awareness to guide policy in order to help those who suffer from this condition.
Position arthritis prevention and management solutions (pharmaceuticals, supplements, mobility aids, wellness programs) as essential care during October awareness month, targeting aging and health-conscious demographics.
- 5 science-backed ways to reduce arthritis risk before it starts
- Living well with arthritis: expert tips from rheumatologists
- Why October matters: arthritis affects millions—here's what you need to know
- Arthritis prevention starts now: joint health at every age
Arthritis is cleanly summed up in its name, being derived from the greek words arthro, meaning joint, and itis, meaning inflammation. As the name implies, it is a condition involving inflammation of the joints, but unlike the common conception that it is a disease all its own, it is always a symptom of another affliction. Gout, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, and Lupus are just some of the more common causes of this painful and often crippling condition.
Arthritis has been shown to have been with us as long as creatures have had bones, there’s even evidence that ankle arthritis was present in dinosaurs by the study of fossils. Research has shown that it has been present in humans at least as far back as 4500 BC, and has been shown to be one of the most common afflictions of the prehistoric peoples. It was first closely examined and classified in William Musgraves work, De Arthritide symptomatica, written in 1715.