Myth:
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States.
True.
Dr. Joseph Moskal, Carilion Clinic Orthopaedics says,"I think that that is true. Looking at the numbers from the CDC, approximately 50 million people in this country have seen a physician for Arthritis, so that's one in five individuals in this country have seen a physician for osteoarthritis. And that's just talking about people between the...somebody over 18. There are 300,000 children with arthritis, so over 20-percent of people in this country have seen a physician for Arthritis so I'm going to have to say that if it is not the leading cause, it is one of the top causes."
Link to more information about Arthritis.
Link to Roanoke's Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis 2011 sign up.
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