Arthritis No Longer Just a Disease of the Old
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- More younger Americans experience the aches and pains of arthritis than once thought.
Roughly 91 million adults had arthritis in 2015. But the most surprising fact was that nearly one-third of sufferers were aged 18 to 64, a new study found.
Those estimates are 68 percent higher than previously reported, said lead researcher Dr. David Felson, a professor of medicine at Boston University.
https://www.webmd.com/arthritis/news/20171127/arthritis-no-longer-just-a-disease-of-the-old
