Arthritis Intelligence

May is Arthritis Awareness Month, so we surveyed arthritis experts to find out what people often get wrong. Here are four facts about arthritis that might surprise you – and one fact experts agree you should know.

- Mary Anne Dunkin

1 Arthritis is not a single disease. Arthritis – joint inflammation – is a common factor in more than 100 different diseases. The term is often used to refer to joint pain or joint disease, but it is not a formal diagnosis.