Patient Education Information

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

Arthritis - Great infrormation from the Food and Drug Administration.

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

Do I Have Arthritis? - The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases helps you answer this question.

What Are Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases? -Learn more from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

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

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

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

Arthritis Pain Relief: Creams and Gels for Aching Joints - The Mayo Clinic describes the different types of pain relief items.

Exercise and Arthritis - Great information from the Arthritis Foundation.

Herbal Remedies, Supplements, and Acupuncture for Arthritis -The American College of Rheumatology offers this helpful information.

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.

Reactive Arthritis: What You Should Know - This information, from the American Academy of Family Physicians, is about a lesser known type of arthritis.

Relieving Arthritis -Excellent suggestions from American Occupational Therapy Association on ways to make your life easier, and your pain less.

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.