Myth: Arthritis is a disease affecting old people.
Fact: The most common misconception about arthritis is that it's a disease only of old people. In actuality, arthritis can affect anyone at any age, not just the elderly including children, young adults and middle-aged people.
Arthritis is not age or gender specific. There are over 100 different types of arthritis and related rheumatic conditions and some are more commonly found in particular groups.
Rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and lupus are more commonly found in women than men.
Gout and ankylosing spondylitis appear more often in men than women.
In terms of gender, psoriatic arthritis affects men and women nearly equally. Older people are more inclined to have osteoarthritis, the degenerative form of arthritis.
Myth: Myth arthritis can be cured
Fact: There has been no scientific evidence that a cure for arthritis exists.till date there is no cure for the disease.the treatment options includerecognizing and controlling your symptoms ,medications and other treatment options ,natural and alternative therapies pain relief techniques.
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