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National Arthritis Awareness Month News Summary from Johns Hopkins Arthritis

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National Arthritis Awareness Month

To bring attention to this crippling disease, the Arthritis Foundation is encouraging Americans to observe the month of May as National Arthritis Month. Arthritis affects ~40 million Americans. It is hoped that this observance will bring more awareness of this chronic and painful disease.

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