Patient Education Information

American College of Rheumatology - Fact sheets on a wide variety of specific arthritic conditions.

Arthritis Advice - The National Institute on Aging provides this information.

11 Steps to Limit the Impact of Arthritis - The Arthritis Foundation offers these tips.

Arthritis - The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons has created this information.

Arthritis - The CDC provides background information and statistics at this site.

Arthritis Center from MayoHealth - Excellent information on all types of arthritis from the Mayo Clinic.

Arthritis and Courtesy: How To Give It & How To Get It - Learn how to give help, or ask for help properly.

Arthritis:How To Stay Active and Independent - FamilyDoctor.org has prepared this information.

Arthritis Medication Guide - Need information on the different types of arthritis medicine? Click here.

Joint Replacement Surgery - Learn more about how and why joints are replaced.

MEDLINEPlus Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

NIH Senior Health: Arthritis - This website for older adults was developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine. This is a talking website. Click the "Turn Speech On" button at the top of the page to hear the text read aloud.

What is Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis? - An overview of signs and symptoms, causes, treatments and other important facts about juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? - An overview of signs and symptoms, causes, treatments and other important facts about rheumatoid arthritis.