Women’s Arthritis Clinic is to Alert the Society about the increasing incidence of Arthritis in the society and help create a awareness and educate the society to Fight Against Arthritis.

Women get more arthritis than men (one in four compared to one in five), women also often experience worse pain –ache in different joints – and are far more vulnerable to rheumatoid arthritis, one of the most debilitating forms of the condition.

The term “arthritis” is a category of conditions that bring inflammation and pain in the joints – and age is a huge risk factor. There are more than 100 different kinds of arthritis, each with its own risk factors and symptoms. The medical specialty that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis is rheumatology, though many primary care doctors and orthopedic specialists also care for patients with arthritis too.

Some information on how the two most common types of arthritis – osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis – affect women.