| This answer may be
surprising to many readers. However,
according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), arthritic conditions
affect approximately |
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| 46 million (1 in 5)
residents within the U.S.A. [Source: CDC 2009] |
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This statistic, drawn from the “National Health Interview Survey,” reflects |
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| the following
prevalence rates for a variety of rheumatological / skeletal |
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| conditions [Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism, 2008] |
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| Osteoarthritis 27 million |
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| Fibromyalgia 5
million |
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| Gout 3 to
6 million |
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| Rheumatoid arthritis 3 million |
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| Primary sjogren’s syndrome
1.3 million |
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| Polymyalgia rheumatica 711,000 |
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| Spondyloarthritdes 639,000 to 2.4 million |
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| ankylosing spondylitis, |
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|
reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis |
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|
enteropathic arthritis |
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| Juvenile RA 294,000 |
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| Giant Cell Arteritis 228,000 |
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| Systemtic
lupus
161,000 to 322,000 |
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| Systemic
sclerosis (scleroderma) 49,000 |
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| Oddballs: carpal tunnel 1 to
10 million |
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| low back pain within past 3 months 59 million |
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| neck pain in past 3 months 30 million |
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