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Suffering From Arthritis? Here Are Seven Things You Need To Know Suffering From Arthritis? Here Are Seven Things You Need To Know
Suffering From Arthritis? Here Are Seven Things You Need To Know Many newly diagnosed arthritis patients find themselves filled with questions and misconceptions about the painful condition. In honor of Arthritis Awareness Month, and to help set the record straight, Dr. Oliver Kurucz, chief of rheumatology at Montefiore Nyack Hospital, discussed the most common questions he hears from newly-diagnosed patients: Q: What is arthritis? A: The word “arthritis” means joint inflammation. In fact, there are more than 100 kinds of arthritis and related diseases, osteoarthritis being the most common. Symptoms include achy joints after physical work or exercise as…

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