Q2. How common is arthritis?
A2. All too common I’m afraid. Nearly 10 million people in the UK are affected by arthritis. It mainly occurs in middle aged people but can develop in children and young adults as well.
If you want more information about percentages of people who are affected then visit our arthritis facts and figures section.
Arthritis FAQs:
- Q1. What is arthritis?
- Q2. How common is arthritis?
- Q3. Does arthritis only affect older people?
- Q4. Why do many more women than men get arthritis?
- Q5. How many types of arthritis are there?
- Q6. What is the most common type of arthritis?
- Q7. Which joints are most likely to be affected by arthritis?
- Q8. What causes arthritis?
- Q9. What are the signs of arthritis?
- Q10. How is arthritis diagnosed?
- Q11. How is arthritis treated?
- Q12. What are anti-inflammatories?
- Q13. How do steroids work?
- Q14. What are disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs?
- Q15. What is methotrexate?
- Q16. What are anti-TNF drugs?
- Q17. What is Prednisolone?
- Q18. How do you cope with arthritis?
- Q19. Can you inherit an arthritis gene?
- Q20. Is there a cure for arthritis?
Guide to Arthritis
- Guide to Arthritis
- Your joints
- What is arthritis?
- Arthritis facts and figures
- Risk factors for arthritis
- Causes of arthritis
- Symptoms of arthritis
- Types of arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Gout
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Fibromyalgia
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Cervical spondylosis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Reactive arthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Traumatic arthritis
- Hallux limitus
- Treatment for arthritis
- Surgery for arthritis
- Knee replacement surgery
- Hip replacement surgery
- Shoulder and elbow joint replacement surgery
- Hand and wrist surgery
- Other surgery
- Medication for arthritis
- Diet for arthritis
- Exercise for arthritis
- Podiatry for arthritis
- Physiotherapy for arthritis
- Complimentary therapy for arthritis
- Living with arthritis
- Pain relief
- Coping with fatigue
- Counselling
- Healthy lifestyle
- Caring for your joints
- Mobility aids
- Adapting your home
- Independence
- Employment
- Parenting
- Pregnancy
- Financial matters
- Caring for an arthritis sufferer
- Arthritis in children
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Oligoarticular JIA
- Polyarticular JIA
- Systemic onset JIA
- Enthesitis related arthritis
- Arthritis professionals
- Arthritis FAQs
- Glossary