Arthritis - 5.8.12
Experts and patients discuss rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, lupus, gout and just plain arthritis. What hurts, what helps and where to find more information.
I will be putting out discussion topics, T1, T2, T3 etc. Put the T in front of your posting so we stay together. #abcDrBchat
Do you have #oa, #ra, #lupus, #gout, #fibromyalgia or just plain #arthritis? Use #ABCDrBchat right now, join the chat and share your story!
Hello I'm Jenna Visscher - I am an advocate for the Ankylosing Spondylitis community. #abcDrBchat
<-Erin; Work for American College of Rheumatology. Several loved ones with rheumatic diseases. #ABCDRBchat #ArthritisAction #abcDrBchat- Psoriatic #arthritis is an inflammatory arthritis affecting the joints & tendons. Up to 30% of people w/ #psoriasis develop it. #ABCdrbchat
@GMA #ABCDrBchat. I dont but my wife has Fibromyalgia and I see first hand what she goes through on (cont) tl.gd/hb7lhe
#abcDrBChat I'm Roxanne from Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research. Interested in research on using imaging diagnose arthritis- T1: Let's get started. For the experts, how big a problem is arthritis? Give numbers. For others, what type do you have? #abcDrBchat
According to the CDC, 50 million (22%) of adults have self-reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis. #abcdrbchat
T1: Ninety percent of the public will get #osteoarthritis, if they live long enough. #mayoclinic #abcdrbchat
rheumatoid arthritis is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis, affects 1-2 % of the population #arthritis #abcdrchat #abcdrbchat- T1: There are roughly 100 kinds of arthritis, in all affecting millions in the U.S. #arthritisaction #mayoclinic #abcdrbchat
- Psoriatic #arthritis affects roughly 1-2 million people in the U.S. It's often misdiagnosed as #RA. It's associated w/ psoriasis #ABCdrBChat
- T1 MT@TiffanyAndLupus: I dont have arthritis; I do have major inflammation, pain, + stiffness issues w/ my joints due to lupus #abcDrBchat
Joining the #abcdrbchat on #arthritis already in progress. If you or a loved one suffers from Arthritis, please join the chat.- Up to 30% of ppl w/ psoriasis (most common autoimmune disease) will get psoriatic arthritis. #ABCdrBChat
- Important to note that nearly 300k children have #arthritis in teh U.S. ABCDRBchat #arthritisaction. #abcDrBchat
