Seven Myths About Arthritis  

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Myth #1: ?Nothing can be done about arthritis...? You don't accept to put up with arthritis. Now motre than ever, there are accomplished medicines that can not alone amusement the affection but also, in abounding cases, get the ache into remission. Arthritis back diagnosed and advised appropriately can be controlled. Myth #2: ?It's all due to accepting old...? Arthritis affects all age groups. Arthritis can alike affect children. Three out of every 5 bodies with arthritis are adolescent than 65 years! Myth #3: ?If I wait, it'll go away...? Six actor Americans accept they accept arthritis but accept never apparent a physician! A able analysis and analysis are important! Who doesn't appetite to see their accouchement alum or comedy with their grandchildren? It's a best abounding Americans accomplish every day. Myth #4: ?Arthritis medicines accept too abounding side-effects...? Yes... Abounding of these medicines do accept abeyant side-effects! Witness the latest accessory over the COX 2 drugs. But...When appropriately monitored by an arthritis specialist, the affairs for astringent side-effects are abundant abundant lower! Let's face it... any anesthetic you booty has abeyant side-effects. What you and your physician accept to actuate is this: Are the abeyant side-effects- which by the way are almost aberrant admitting what the media would accept you believe- account my affection of life? Myth # 5: ?I'll never get arthritis...? Seventy actor bodies in the United States (25% of the population) ache from arthritis!? Also, arthritis strikes 750,000 new bodies a year. More than 97% of bodies over 50 will get arthritis. Aloof because you don't accept affection now doesn't beggarly you won't get affection soon. Myth # 6: It's aloof aches and pains... Nothing I can't alive with... Arthritis is the #1 account of accident of claimed freedom. More than 100,000 Americans can't airing apart from their bed to the bath because of arthritis. Ten actor Americans are bound in their circadian activities because of arthritis. Arthritis is the: * arch account of physician visits in adults over 65 * best accepted abiding ache * best accepted account of crippling * best accepted account of crime and anatomic limitation in adults Myth # 7: ?My doctor can booty affliction of arthritis...? Unless your physician is a rheumatologist is charcoal alive on the acid bend of new research, there is no way he or she can ?take care? of this condition. There has been a accurate access of new treatments in the aftermost three years. These treatments can accomplish the aberration amid a activity abounding with joy and a activity abounding with dread.

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