{"id":629,"date":"2022-02-21T10:45:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T10:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiropractorsaginawtx.com\/?p=629"},"modified":"2022-02-21T10:46:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T10:46:02","slug":"effective-arthritis-treatment-the-arthritis-disease-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiropractorsaginawtx.com\/arthritis-treatment\/effective-arthritis-treatment-the-arthritis-disease-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective Arthritis Treatment: The Arthritis Disease Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Federal reports show that the number of Americans suffering from arthritis is on the rise. The leading cause of disability in America, arthritis, costs the country $65 billion annually in lost productivity and medical care. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), arthritis has increased in number by 750,000 per year since 1990. Worse, the CDC predicts that the US will have 60 million people with the disease by 2020, compared to 43 million in 1997. More than 11 million people will be affected by the condition out of 60 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding Arthritis Treatment is Key to Success<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. About 70% of those over 40 have at minimum x-ray evidence. Osteoarthritis usually affects two types of joints: those that support weight (e.g. the lower back, hips and knees) and those that perform repetitive motions (e.g. the hands, wrists and shoulders). Osteoarthritis may also occur in injured joints such as the vertebrae in the neck following a whiplash injury, or the knees of football players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arthritis Treatment: The Role of Cartilage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Osteoarthritis, which is also known as osteoarthritis, is a disease that affects the cartilage and not the bone. Degenerative joint disease, or DJD, is the most recent name for osteoarthritis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n