Serious and Misunderstood Disease

By: Ron Yates, MPH

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Rheumatoid arthritis is two to three times more common in women than in men and generally strikes between the ages of 20 and 50.

But rheumatoid arthritis can also affect young children and adults older than age 50. About 60% of RA patients are unable to work 10 years after the onset of their disease.

Arthritis is a group of conditions where there is damage caused to the joints of the body. is one of the most prevalent chronic health problems and the nation's leading cause of disability among Americans over age 15.

Arthritis and its extended family of diseases can literally move into your life and like a thief, steal your health and attempt to destroy your body.

Arthritis can steal your ability to move your joints freely and can even rob you of the ability to enjoy the basic activities of daily life.