- Family physicians are given only 17 hours or less of musculoskeletal training during the entirety of their medical schooling.
- Early diagnosis is key to preventing the type of joint damage that necessitates joint-replacement surgeries. Scientists at the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, based in Vancouver, have determined the most useful way to detect early osteoarthritis of the knee and hip; this standardized examination is now used by the US government.
- Providing health care professionals with access to the best treatment guidelines, tools and medication strategies for managing arthritis means people with arthritis continue to be successful in their lives. Lack of information delays proper treatment and costs both quality of life and increases the expense to the medical system in the long term.
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