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Smart moves for arthritis.
Myths, misconceptions, and outright untruths surround arthritis, America's No. 1 cause of disability and one of the most painful and frustrating chronic conditions. Anyone can be at risk for developing it, and an estimated one-third of adults eventually will.
In this section, we'll tell you what treatments actually ease symptoms and which are a waste of your time and money. We'll provide advice on how to slow the progression of arthritis symptoms or delay their emergence. And for the minority of patients who can't obtain relief from arthritis pain and disability with milder treatments, we offer the hard-won wisdom of a nationally representative sample of 1,001 ...
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